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Int'l Correspondent
Published:2022-10-25 19:23:15 BdST
Prominent Pakistani journalist shot dead in Kenya
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An investigation has begun in Kenya after well-known Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead on Sunday.
An initial police report said officers shot him while he was in a moving vehicle in a case of mistaken identity.
Sharif was a critic of Pakistan's military as well as a vocal supporter of ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The 49-year-old left Pakistan in August after complaining of harassment. He had previously been in the UK and Dubai before travelling to Kenya.
It is not known exactly what he was doing in the East African country.
Kenya's police watchdog - the Independent Police Oversight Authority (Ipoa) - said it had sent its rapid response team to the site of Sunday evening's shooting in Kajiado county near the capital, Nairobi.
The team will be investigating the "alleged police killing of a Pakistani national", Ipoa chairperson Ann Makori told journalists.
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