Journalist Mohammed Malick has called for "going into the specifics" to resolve the Arshad Sharif murder case, saying every passing day is "adding to the possibility that the case will be closed san results".
"Everyone knows General (retd) Faiz had an issue with Arshad Sharif", Malick told participants of a seminar organised by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ).
He added that it had been over six months since the gruesome incident that shocked the entire Pakistani nation, and exclaimed that it was time to include the former DG ISI in the investigation in order to expose the entire conspiracy behind Arshad Sharif’s untimely death in Kenya.
Highlighting the need to call for urgency and transparency in the probe, he said the dust will settle soon. "Ultimately, everything becomes a picture on the wall,"
"It is a race against time," he reiterated. "Every passing month that we remain complacent, it is bringing our defeat closer to us," Malick maintained.
He went on to add that the matter ended in Kenya, "but where did it start? On whose actions was Arshad forced to leave the country? and who was behind his harassment?"
Mohammed Malick said that the government has knowledge of the two people who went to the UAE to pressure Arshad Sharif. "This does not require a UN mission, all it needs is serious resolve and a determination to uncover the truth."
"It is time we start taking names and going into the specifics, generality only brings evasive answers," he said.
"We should be more aggressive, more to the point, and unforgiving in the matter of Arshad, or tomorrow it could be anyone else," Malick warned.
Mohammed Malick asked for this to be made a turning point, and a deciding factor to draw a red line for people in journalism.
"It is always in the interest of the state and the departments to keep matters vague, but it is done so by design, in the guise of national interest and security."
Last month, Kenyan authorities explicitly informed Islamabad they will no longer support investigations conducted by Pakistani officials in the case, in response to an official request for authorisation to start a new investigation.
"Everyone knows General (retd) Faiz had an issue with Arshad Sharif", Malick told participants of a seminar organised by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ).
He added that it had been over six months since the gruesome incident that shocked the entire Pakistani nation, and exclaimed that it was time to include the former DG ISI in the investigation in order to expose the entire conspiracy behind Arshad Sharif’s untimely death in Kenya.
Highlighting the need to call for urgency and transparency in the probe, he said the dust will settle soon. "Ultimately, everything becomes a picture on the wall,"
"It is a race against time," he reiterated. "Every passing month that we remain complacent, it is bringing our defeat closer to us," Malick maintained.
He went on to add that the matter ended in Kenya, "but where did it start? On whose actions was Arshad forced to leave the country? and who was behind his harassment?"
Mohammed Malick said that the government has knowledge of the two people who went to the UAE to pressure Arshad Sharif. "This does not require a UN mission, all it needs is serious resolve and a determination to uncover the truth."
"It is time we start taking names and going into the specifics, generality only brings evasive answers," he said.
"We should be more aggressive, more to the point, and unforgiving in the matter of Arshad, or tomorrow it could be anyone else," Malick warned.
Mohammed Malick asked for this to be made a turning point, and a deciding factor to draw a red line for people in journalism.
"It is always in the interest of the state and the departments to keep matters vague, but it is done so by design, in the guise of national interest and security."
Last month, Kenyan authorities explicitly informed Islamabad they will no longer support investigations conducted by Pakistani officials in the case, in response to an official request for authorisation to start a new investigation.