PM Shehbaz calls on CJP Bandial to probe the murder of Arshad Sharif
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called on Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial to form a judicial commission to probe the murder of senior journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya.
In a letter, PM Shehbaz asked CJP Bandial to form a judicial commission comprising of senior judges of the Supreme Court.
According to the text of the letter, the Commission may consider following questions to investigate:
- Who facilitated Arshad Sharif to move from Pakistan?
- Were any federal or provincial agencies aware of any threat to Arshad Sharif’s life?
- If Arshad Sharif’s life was in danger, what measures were taken to protect him?
- What were the circumstances and reasons due to which Arshad Sharif went to Kenya from UAE?
- What is the real fact of the ‘mistaken identity’ shooting incidents in which Arshad Sharif killed?
- Is Arshad Sharif’s death really a case of mistaken identity or is it the result of a criminal act?
The letter further read that, “the formation of the judicial commission is necessary for the rule of law in the country,” adding that, “the federal government will provide full support to the judicial commission.”
While supporting the petition of Arshad Sharif’s mother, letter requested that to restore the public trust on state institutions and federal government judicial commission must be formed.
Notably, senior journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead in Kenya on October 23.
The Kenyan police contradicted its statement by first saying that Sharif was killed in a case of mistaken identity, but later it alleged that shots were fired at the police from inside Sharif’s car and he was killed when the response unit fired back.
