ISLAMABAD, Oct 24, (FD): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Maryam Aurangzeb said on Monday that the legal process for repatriation of anchorperson Arshad Sharif’s body has started after completion of identification process by Pakistan High Commissioner in Kenya Syeda Saqlain.
In a statement, she said Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Syeda Saqlain, Kenyan police officials and doctors were currently at the mortuary in Nairobi. Kenyan authorities have been requested to complete the regulatory process as soon as possible.
Pakistani journalist and anchorperson Arshad Sharif was shot dead in Kenya. His wife confirmed this early mornin
Following his wife’s statement, the foreign office said that they are in contact with the Kenyan authorities and are trying to get more information.
While speaking to the media in Islamabad, the federal minister offered condolences to the bereaved family of Arshad Sharif.
Marriyum said the government talked to the ambassador of Kenya in Pakistan. She had identified his body, the minister said. The Kenya government is yet to issue any official statement about Arshad Sharif’s death. Once the government receive any detail from the Kenyan authorities, it will be share with Arshad Sharif’s family and the public, as well.
She said the government has talked to Arshad Sharif’s mother on the telephone and informed her about the progress and information received so far.
The High Commissioner of Pakistan in Kenya will go to the IG police office while the Ministry of Interior has also been in touch with Kenyan security agencies. The government will determine all the facts of the Arshad Sharif’s case.
She warned, further that speculations should be avoided in Arshad Sharif’s case.
