RAWALPINDI\/ISLAMABAD
\nDirector General of Military\u2019s media wing Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar said Tuesday the Army had demanded a \u2018highest level\u2019 probe into the alleged murder of slain journalist Arshad Sharif.
\nSharif, a top investigative journalist and anchor, was shot dead in Kenya on Sunday night, his wife had confirmed on Monday morning. The Kenyan police later confirmed his demise by saying that the Pakistani journalist was \u2018mistakenly\u2019 killed by a policeman.
\n\u201cWe have requested the government to hold a high-level investigation so that all these speculations can be put to rest,\u201d the DG ISPR said in an interview with a private news channel.
\n\u201cKenyan government has accepted Sharif was murdered mistakenly,\u201d the General said, adding that \u2018baseless\u2019 speculations were taking place after the incident.
\n\u201cIt is very unfortunate that people indulge in allegations and I think a thorough investigation needs to be conducted to tackle these things. I believe that the probe should not just be into these things but also on why Arshad Sharif had to leave Pakistan,\u201d the DG ISPR said.
\n\u201cBecause in all these stages, unfortunately, allegations are leveled at the end of the day, and institutions are accused. So this speculation has to be put to rest and it has to come to an end,\u201d he mentioned.
\n\u201cAnd this is why we have requested the Government of Pakistan to take legal action against all these people who are leveling allegations without any evidence,\u201d he added.
\nRecalling Sharif\u2019s work over the years, the DG ISPR said that the journalist was a \u201cvery professional man\u201d and his programmes would be remembered as \u201ctextbook journalism\u201d.
\n\u201cThis is why it is most upsetting that his death is being used for baseless conversations and fingers are being raised on it. We just have to see who is using this unfortunate incident who is the beneficiary of this thing this needs to come to an end,\u201d Gen Iftikhar added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
RAWALPINDI\/ISLAMABAD Director General of Military\u2019s media wing Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar said Tuesday the Army had demanded a \u2018highest level\u2019 probe into the alleged murder of slain journalist Arshad Sharif. Sharif, a top investigative journalist and anchor, was shot dead in Kenya on Sunday night, his wife had confirmed on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":254948,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[11215,694,1117,4913],"class_list":{"0":"post-291575","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-arshad-sharif","9":"tag-ispr","10":"tag-military","11":"tag-probe"},"yoast_head":"\n