NAIROBI: Investigators probing the murder of journalist Arshad Sharif have asked brothers Waqar Ahmed and Khurram Ahmed to provide CCTV footage of the Nairobi apartment and shooting range where the anchor was before his murder.
A paper sighted by JEE News reveals that Pakistan’s investigation team – including Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director Athar Wahid and Intelligence Bureau (IB) Deputy Director General Umar Shahid Hamid – has asked the two brothers to further assist in the investigation after the interview. Killing.
Copies of the letter are also with Pakistani diplomats and several Kenyan departments.
Investigators from Pakistan and Kenya met the two brothers and asked for the following information:
- CCTV footage of penthouse apartment where Arshad Sharif stayed as your guest for 2 months and 3 days.
- A list of the names and contact details of the instructors and healers who were on your training site Amodump at the time of Arshad Sharif’s murder.
- What organizations do trainers and instructors belong to?
- A list of the names and contact details of all staff employed by you at your training site.
- List of persons who met Mr. Arshad Sharif during his stay at your premises.
- Names and contact details of the persons who asked you to sponsor Mr. Sharif’s letter of invitation.
- An explanation of the whereabouts of Mr. Sharif’s iPads and cell phones that were last in your possession.
JEE News investigation after arriving in the Kenyan capital on Wednesday revealed that the slain journalist had a sponsored visit visa to Kenya and had not received a visa on arrival.
The sponsor letter to Sharif was sent by Nairobi-based property developer Waqar Ahmed, brother of Khurram Ahmed who was driving Arshad Sharif on the fateful night of October 23, 2022.
“I met Arshad Sharif only once and that too at a dinner,” Waqar Ahmed told the investigative team, adding that he had invited the senior journalist for a meal at his lodge outside Nairobi.
“On the day of the incident, Arshad had a meal with us at our lodge. After the meal, Arshad Sharif went in the car with my brother Khurram and after half an hour, there was a report of firing on the car.
The two brothers told Pakistani officials that the journalist was planning to travel to Nairobi and had extended his visa for the same. This was also confirmed by JEE News source.
Sharif arrived in the Kenyan capital on August 20 and was killed in a shootout on October 23, in which Khurram miraculously survived.
The shooting of Sharif by police in Kenya has sparked outrage in Pakistan, with many wondering how this could happen.
Waqar and Khurram’s lawyer told JEE News in a statement that their clients are innocent.
“The Kenyan police released a statement and regretted the shooting as a case of mistaken identity. That’s all we know for now. The investigation is still ongoing and our client is fully cooperating with the investigation, Daniel Carago said.
