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PM decides to constitute judicial commission to probe into killing of journalist Arshad SharifBreaking

October 25, 2022

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to constitute a judicial commission to probe into the killing of journalist Arshad Sharif.  In a statement on Tuesday, Minister for Information Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said the commission will be headed by a judge of high court. She said the commission will be empowered to include members from civil society and media to determine facts.  Marriyum Aurangzeb said the Prime Minister has taken this decision to ascertain the reality of late Arshad Sharif death. Minister said that the decision was taken by the premier to ascertain the facts leading to the journalist killing on the outskirts of the capital. Sharif was shot dead in Kenya when police hunting car thieves opened fire on the vehicle he was traveling in as it drove through their roadblock without stopping, according to a police report on Monday. A Kenyan police watchdog has said it is investigating the incident.

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