WEB DESK
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday directed the federal government to register a case of murder of senior journalist and anchorperson Arshad Sharif, and to complete the process today.
The directions came after the top court took suo moto notice of the journalist’s murder. The court had formed a five-member larger bench which heard the case on Tuesday.
The suo moto notice was been taken on the recommendation of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial.
The chief justice issued a notice to the foreign secretary, interior secretary and information minister secretary along with DG FIA, DG IB, and the president of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists.
“The journalist community in the country and the public at large are deeply distressed and concerned about the death of the senior journalist and are seeking the court’s scrutiny of the matter,” the apex court stated.
However, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has also asked to probe into Arshad Sharif’s murder.
