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ISLAMABAD: The funeral prayer and cremation of senior journalist Arshad Sharif who was martyred in Kenya will be held in Islamabad today. A large number of famous personalities will participate in the funeral prayer.
According to the details, Arshad Sharif’s body reached Pakistan at 1 pm on Tuesday. Yesterday, an 8-member medical board was constituted for Arshad Sharif’s post-mortem at PIMs Hospital Islamabad.
On the request of the family of the slain journalist Arshad Sharif, 2 doctors were included in the post-mortem. The post-mortem included an X-ray and CT scan of the dead body. The forensic report takes a few days.
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On Sunday night, Kenyan police shot Arshad Sharif in the head on the Magadi highway in Nairobi, Kenya, as a result of which the senior journalist was martyred. The cause of the accident is attributed to a mistake in identification.
Journalists and analysts from all over the world, including Kenyan Media, raised big questions about Arshad Sharif’s murder and questioned whether there was no firing on the police from Arshad Sharif’s car.