Iran Press/ Africa: Ahmad Sharif, prominent Pakistani journalist and TV host who worked for the Pakistan English daily Dawn and later hosted a popular political show at ARY News for several years, has been shot dead by unknown assailants in Kenya's capital Nairobi, his family and local media reported.
'Javeria Siddique,' Sharif's widow, in a tweet on Monday, said, "I lost friend, husband, and my favorite journalist, as per police he was shot in Kenya.
In a tweet, Arif Alvi, Pakistan's President reacted to countries' prominent journalist's death, saying: "Arshad Sharif's death Is a significant loss to journalism and Pakistan."
Pakistan Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar said Pakistan's High Commission in Kenya was in touch with the Kenyan authorities.
The Kenyan police are investigating the incident, ARY News reported.
Sharif had left the country first for Dubai and later London in August after his channel parted ways with him, without citing any specific reason, following the ouster of former prime minister Imran Khan through a no-confidence vote in April.
Sharif, along with other ARY officials, was charged with sedition over a controversial interview with Shahbaz Gill, the leader of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, which was broadcast on the channel in August.
Gill was later arrested and released on bail.
Sharif was known to be a staunch supporter of the former premier and openly criticized the alleged role of state institutions in his ouster.
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