Supreme Court To Oversee Probe On Pakistani Journalist’s Death

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Pakistan’s Supreme Court has appointed a panel of five judges to oversee an investigation into the killing of a prominent investigative journalist shot dead in Kenya.

Arshad Sharif was shot dead in October by police at a roadblock in the East African country in what the police said was a case of mistaken identity. Mr. Sharif was a well-known critic of Pakistan’s military and his killing caused outrage in the Asian country.

In a statement, the court said it had sought responses from the Pakistani ministries of foreign affairs and interior, as well as the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).