In Kenya, Sharif was allegedly shot dead by the local police on the evening of October 23. The local police initially claimed that Sharif was killed by police in a case of “mistaken identity,” according to the Kenyan media.
However, following accounts from the Kenyan media reconstructed the circumstances leading up to the murder, indicating that it was alleged that a passenger in Sharif’s car at the time of his death fired at paramilitary General Service Unit (GSU) officers.
The government then assembled a team and sent them to Kenya to look into the murder.
Sanaullah stated today during a press conference in Islamabad that the team had updated him on the inquiry after arriving from Kenya.
According to Sanaullah, Arshad Sharif died in a “targeted strike.”
“We have made the decision to ask the ambassador and foreign minister for the information gathered by Kenyan officials.
“Prima facie, it is a targeted murder as the narrative of’mistaken identification’ has not been confirmed […] and there are numerous uncertainties,” he added, adding that more details will become available only when a thorough investigation was carried out.
Sanaullah added that Sharif’s automobile was shot at in a “very technical manner.”
How did the cops find Arshad’s seat [in the car]? My opinion is that the gunmen were aware of Arshad Sharif’s identity and the location of his seat in the car. The driver was also aware of where and what was about to happen.
The minister claimed that the items taken from the crime site by the police had not yet been returned. Many items have been recovered, however some are still in the Kenyan police’s custody.
Sanaullah claimed that the chief justice could consider Sharif’s mother’s complaints about the investigation and name a new chairman of the commission to look into the murder.
“That would make us happier, I think. I have faith that the suspects will be found quickly, he continued.
Sharif’s mother asked the CJP to form a judicial committee made up of senior Supreme Court judges last week in a letter to the SC in order to ascertain the true reason for and identify the perpetrators of her son’s murder.
