Govt forms three-member committee to probe Arshad Sharif's killing

Islamabad: The Shehbaz-led government has constituted a three-member committee to invetsigate the killing of renowned Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya.

The commitee comprises FIA Director DIG Athar Waheed, IB Deputy Director Umar Shahid Hamid and Lt Colonel Saeed Hamid of ISI. The commitee will submit report to the ministry of interior after completing the findings.

Meanwhile, the body of slain Sharif was handed over to the heirs at the Islamabad airport. The body was shifted to Quaid-i-Azam International Hospital where a large police contingent is present.

The funeral prayer will be offered at the Faisal Masjid and he will be buried in Islamabad.