LONDON/NAIROBI: The mystery surrounding Arshad Sharif’s missing iPad and iPhone, two key pieces of evidence, deepened as Kenyan intelligence officials refused to admit whether they had the journalist’s possession. Gadgets or not, there is significant evidence.
According to people familiar with the investigation, Waqar and Khurram Ahmed — the two brothers who hosted it — have given conflicting accounts of Arshad’s missing iPhone and iPad.
Waqar and Khurram invited Arshad to Kenya and arranged for him to stay in their flat in Nairobi.
Earlier, the two brothers had promised the Pakistani investigation team comprising Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director Athar Wahid and Investigation Bureau (IB) Deputy Director General Umar Shahid Hamid to find Arshad’s iPhone and iPad. would share information about the pad with them but later backtracked saying. The Kenyan intelligence service confiscated the equipment from them.
When asked by Pakistani investigators whether they had Arshad’s iPhone and iPad and whether Pakistan could access the two gadgets to assist in the inquiry, Kenyan intelligence and police services cooperated. refused to do so and also refused to admit whether they had Arshad’s iPhone and iPad or not. no
However, a senior official familiar with the ongoing investigation in Kenya said that Waqar had said that he had handed over several items, including Arshad’s iPhone and iPad, to Pakistan’s High Commissioner in Kenya, Saqlain Saida.
“In fact Waqar has said that he has given some items to the ambassador and they have proof that the person has signed that he has received the items. Now it is ridiculous to issue an explanation. No one knows about the gadget,” the officer said in confidence as he was not authorized to address the media.
It is also worth noting that police officers in Kenya have not yet concluded that Arshad died while Khurram was driving him to Nairobi. That’s because officers believe there was a shooting that injured an officer that led to the fatal shot.
The Independent Policing and Oversight Authority (IPOA) – a Kenyan body that investigates incidents where police officers shoot civilians – believes the police were involved. He also has to draw a conclusion on his investigation.
In their meetings with Waqar and Khurram, Pakistani investigators asked them to provide CCTV footage of the Riverside Flats where Arshad stayed for two months, dates and messages from their phones and Karachi Kings CEO Tariq Wasi. They had complete contact with each other.
The two brothers had promised in the first and second meetings with investigators to provide CCTV footage of the flat covering Arshad’s movements and with the Will regarding Arshad’s visa and sponsor arrangements. would hand over the phone record data including their conversations but they backtracked and cut off contact. With the Pakistani team.
Diplomat Saida did not respond to questions about whether the Kenyan intelligence officer’s claim was true or false. Sources in both Kenya and Pakistan confirmed that Wasi did not respond to a questionnaire sent by investigators.
The News revealed last week that Pakistani investigators believe Arshad had given his MacBook laptop to former Pakistan Communications Minister Murad Saeed before traveling from Pakistan to Dubai and Kenya. The FIA directed Murad Saeed to appear in person on Monday, November 28 and produce the laptop before the investigation team.
Murad declined to comment on the FIA summons. However, he had expressed his disappointment in the ongoing investigation and said in a letter to the Supreme Court of Pakistan that he was ready to present himself before the Judicial Commission and present all the information and evidence he had.
The Pakistani investigation team had asked Khurram and Waqar to hand over the following to help with the investigation, but they reneged on their promise to cooperate: CCTV footage of the penthouse apartment where Arshad was as a guest of Waqar and Khurram. Lived on Names and contact details of instructors and therapists who were present at Waqar’s training site, the Amu Dump, at the time of Arshad’s murder. details of on-site training organisations; Names and contact details of all staff working on site; List of people who met Arshad Sharif during his stay at Emu Dump and Riverside Flat. Details of persons who asked to sponsor Arshad’s invitation letter. and an explanation of the whereabouts of Arshad’s iPads and cellphones that were last known to be “in your possession.” Lawyers for Waqar and Khurram did not respond to questions sent Tuesday.
