One of Pakistan’s top news anchors Arshad Sharif, who fled Pakistan to avoid arrest over sedition charges a few months back, was shot dead in Kenya, his wife said on 24 October.
Considered as a frequent critic of the Pakistani military establishment and supporter of former prime minister Imran Khan, Sharif was ousted in a parliamentary no-confidence vote in April.
Former Pakistan Imran Khan on Monday condemned the killing of senior journalist Arshad Sharif.
“Shocked at the brutal murder of Arshad Sharif who paid the ultimate price for speaking the truth – his life. He had to leave the country and be in hiding abroad but he continued to speak the truth on social media, exposing the powerful. Today the entire nation mourns his death,” Khan tweeted.
Source: The Mint
