he body of senior journalist Arshad Sharif, who was shot dead in Kenya, is on its way to Pakistan through a flight which will land in Islamabad on October 26 at 0105 hours, the Foreign Office said Tuesday.
According to an update by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared with the media, the body of the late Arshad Sharif was transported at 0125 hours from Nairobi to Doha via Qatar Airways flight QR1342 early Tuesday.
The onward flight QR0632 will leave Doha at 1935 hours today (Oct 25) and arrive in Islamabad at 0105 hours on October 26 (Wednesday).
Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Kenya Saqlain Syeda oversaw the arrangements at Nairobi Airport for the repatriation of the body.
Arshad Sharif’s death
Pakistan’s famous journalist Arshad Sharif has bee reportedly shot dead in Nairobi, Kenya as per initial reports. May Allah make it easy for his family and may his soul rest in peace.
Arshad Sharif was a Pakistani journalist, writer and a TV anchor. He specialized in investigative journalism and covered many political events in the country for national and international news organizations, including the United Kingdom.
On 23rd March 2019 he was also awarded with Pride of performance award by President Alvi for his contributions to Journalism.
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