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Nairobi businessman says Karachi Kings CEO asked him to invite Arshad Sharif to Kenya

Murdered journalist Arshad Sharif speaks at a conference. – Twitter/File
  • Pakistani investigators delve into Arshad Sharif’s case murder case.
  • Vasi asked Waqar to help Sharif in each possible way.
  • Waqar claims Salman Iqbal from ARY also called him after the shooting.

NAIROBI: Nairobi businessman Waqar Ahmed said the chief executive of Karachi Kings Tarik Wasi asked him to sponsor Arshad Sharif’s visit to Kenya, which he arranged. out of courtesy.

Waqar told Pakistani investigators about it – director of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Athar Waheed and Deputy Director General of the Intelligence Bureau Omar Shaheed Hamid – during interrogation session.

Wakar is brother of Khurram Ahmed, who rode Sharif in Toyota Land Cruiser when they got hit fire who killed the journalist.

Vakar told investigators that Vasya not only asked him to issue a sponsorship letter for Sharif from Dubai to Kenya but also take him throughout his stay in Kenya and help him in each possible way.

Waqar told the probe team that Vasya was in touch with him to regularly ask about Sharif’s well-being, including his daily routine, the source said. “I organized for Sharif is staying at my penthouse on Vasya’s request,” Vakar told investigators in his apartment.

“Vasya called me and asked me to prepare a sponsorship for Sharif in any cost and I did it to please him,” Waqar said, adding that he was not interested in Arshad’s invitation to Kenya otherwise. However, he confirmed that met journalist only once before inviting him to Kenya.

In a conversation with investigators, Waqar said that he called Vasi immediately after Sharif was shot. dead as well as soon after ARY owner Salman Iqbal called him to inquire about the situation.

CEO of Lieutenant General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Babar Iftikhar at a press conference called on Salman Iqbal in join investigation of Sharif killing.

“In this case, the name of Salman Iqbal surfaced time and again; hence he should be delivered back and explored in connection with in killing of Arshad Sharif,” said Lieutenant General Babar Iftikhar.

ISPR CEO stated that following an investigation by ARY Senior Vice President Ammad Yusuf, on August 9 with regarding the highly controversial statement by Shahbaz Gill against Pakistan Army, it turned out that the ARY CEO had pointed out to him (Ammad) that Sharif should be convinced to leave the country soon.

In response, he said that Yusuf told Iqbal that Sharif would be sent to the UAE from the Peshawar airport. Air ticket for host has been booked in Karachi travel agent Fazal-e-Rabbi, on payment of Rs 5,000,000 from Assistant Planning and Administration Manager Imran. Iqbal was later informed that the host left for Dubai.

Iqbal said his life was threatened and called for independent investigation. He denied any wrongdoing. Geo News sent questions to Vasya, but he did not reply.

AT world exclusive, Geo News on Wednesday broke news slain journalist Sharif’s visit visa to Kenya was sponsored and he did not receive an entry visa on arrival.

Geo News also it turned out that the sponsorship letter for Sharif sent to visit Kenya by Nairobi-based property developer Waqar Ahmed.

It is alleged that Sharif was forced out of Dubai and he chose Kenya because she was among countries who offered visas on arrival citizens of Pakistan. Although few doubt that Sharif faced threats to his life over his critical views and left Pakistan on start of august of this year in rushing from Peshawar to Dubai, the immigration authorities here have shared that Kenya no longer offers on-arrival entry for holders of Pakistani passports and record showed that Sharif reached the African country on sponsored visit visa.

“Arshad Sharif’s visa was sponsored. He reached Nairobi on visit visa. He applied for e-visa to enter the country and attached sponsorship letter with his statement, as well as a copy of Return tickethis employment contract and place of residence and local contact number,” a source told Geo News. on Wednesday.

There’s a Pakistani diplomat here. also said Geo News that the Kenyan Ministry of Immigration confirmed to Pakistan that Sharif on visit visa in Kenya and was here legally.

Those with American and British passports also you need to get a visa to enter the country. Kenyan immigration official shared this on-arrival visas are issued only in exceptional circumstances and it did not apply in Sharif’s case, when he entered the country without any issue.

Two brothers told Pakistani investigators that the slain journalist planned move in Nairobi and for that he has a visa extended. A source here shared what it was true that Sharif’s original visa was for one month and then he got an extension. He arrived in Kenyan capital on August 20 and was killed on October 23 in shootout.

fatal shooting of Sharif in the police in Kenya has caused disturbance in Pakistan, which left many bewildered how this could happen.

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Derrick Santistevan
Derrick Santistevan
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