News Anchor Arshad Sharif Shot Dead in Kenya
Local police have initiated a probe and are investigating the matter, the sources said.
سینئر صحافی اور اینکر ارشد شریف کینیا میں حادثے میں جاں بحق#GeoNews #ArshadSharif pic.twitter.com/lLcEyQvBKC
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Its confirmed journalist Arshad Sharif was shot and killed in Kenya. He had reached London in first week of August and lived in London and a town outside. He had tweeted London’s Piccadilly Circus picture after arriving in the city. Devastating news. Rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/PUmOQfhovj
— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) October 23, 2022
AdvertisementFamily sources and colleagues have confirmed journalist Arshad Sharif has been killed in Kenya. No more details available. He was in London a few days ago after arriving in the city from Dubai.
— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) October 23, 2022
Several people close to journalist Arshad Sharif claim has been killed. Arshad Sharif has been living near London since leaving Pakistan a few weeks back. Spoke to him last week, he spoke excitedly about Pakistan, politics and media. Rest in Peace.
— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) October 23, 2022
He was recently seen in the trailer for a documentary titled “Behind Closed Doors”.
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Who was Arshad Sharif?
Arshad Sharif was a Pakistani journalist, author, and TV host. He has covered numerous political events in the nation for national and international news organizations. He specialized in investigative journalism. He received the Pride of Performance award from President Alvi on March 23, 2019, in recognition of his work in journalism.
Power play on ARY News was hosted by Arshad Sharif. Arshad Sharif worked as the news director for AAJ News. He was the director of news and host of the programme Kyun at Dunya TV before joining Aaj. Politics and journalism are his main interests. He also reported on the Pakistani army’s frontline battles.
Arshad Sharif was born in Karachi, Pakistan, to Commander Muhammad Sharif TI(M) TK of the Pakistan Navy. While still a student, he started his freelance journalism career in 1993. At Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, he earned a Master of Science in Public Administration.
Tributes pour in for Arshad Sharif
Following the news of Sharif’s death, condolences started pouring in from across the country.
PML-N leader Hina Pervaiz Butt extended heartfelt condolences on the demise of the journalist, while PTI leader Ali Zaidi also expressed his grief on the death of Sharif.
ارشد شریف صاحب کی death کی خبر سن کر یقین نہیں آرہا۔۔ دکھ بیان کرنا مشکل ہے، اللہ کسی کے ساتھ ایسا نہ ہو، ???? pic.twitter.com/j9zHF60Y0C
— Hina Parvez Butt (@hinaparvezbutt) October 23, 2022
Arshad Sharif, not just a colleague, a brother, is no more. From Islamabad to Moscow, from Dunya News to ARY, I’ve not known a finer gentleman.
Shot dead. Too young. Too brutally.Still can not wrap my head around it
— Meher Bokhari (@meherbokhari) October 23, 2022
Ary journalists are confirming that Arshad Sharif is no more ????????
— Ihtisham Ul Haq (@iihtishamm) October 23, 2022
AdvertisementJust heard shocking news of Arshad sharif’s assassination.he was like a younger https://t.co/2bvGwI52Rq hell with restraint, to hell with everything.None of us will rest till we find the bastards who did this and make them pay.feels like my heart will burst with grief.
— Mohammad Malick (@MalickViews) October 23, 2022
Arshad Sharif is no more? Cannot believe the tweets i am seeing about his untimely departure. For the first time couldnt form a tweet.
— Shiffa Z. Yousafzai (@Shiffa_ZY) October 23, 2022
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