PESHAWAR: Former federal minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Murad Saeed on Sunday raised important questions regarding the killing of senior journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya.
Addressing a press conference in Peshawar he said that on whose directives, cases were registered against Arshad Sharif? Who was threatening him? Who forced him to leave United Arab Emirates (UAE)? Which important personalities visited UAE between August 10 and 20?”
Murad Saeed noted that it was being reported that Arshad Sharif’s laptop was in his possession and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had summoned him in this regard. “No progress was made in the investigation in the past one month,” he alleged.
“The investigation committee – which visited Kenya to probe Arshad Sharif’s killing – should have recovered the things,” he said, lambasting the committee for its ‘responsibility’ and ‘traveling on public tax money’.
“Arshad Sharif’s mother urged Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) to constitute a judicial commission. Even the journalist, during his life, urged for a commission to investigate the cases registered against him but no action was taken,” he added.
Murad Saeed also lambasted the journalist community for not raising voice against the ‘injustice’ against the slain journalist. “No one raised voice for Arshad Sharif when he was facing a difficult time”, he added.
He called on Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to stop playing ‘media games’ and answers his questions. “When they will find the answers to my questions, they would identify the killers,” he added.
Speaking of party chairman Imran Khan’s movement, Murad said that the former prime minister had always wanted real freedom. “Pakistan is a sovereign country and cannot enslave anyone”, he noted.
