Javeria Siddiqui awaits justice for her slain husband Arshad Sharif

Pakistani journalist Javeria Siddique, widow of slain anchorperson Arshad Sharif, awaits for justice even after three years to the brutal murder of her life partner in Kenya.

Arshad Sharif was killed in Kenya on October 23, 2022, under unclear circumstances. The Kenyan police claimed it was a case of mistaken identity, but Javeria Siddiqui believes it was a targeted killing connected to her husband's investigative journalism work in Pakistan.

In her social media post Javeria Siddiqui said she has witnessed her self growing old while awaiting justice for her slain husband Arshad Sharif.

My hairs are turning white and I'm turning old even before the age, she stated in her post.

She prayed to Almighty Allah for provision of justice to her slain husband so that her wounds may heal and Arshad Sharif's soul gets peace.

In December 2022, Pakistan’s Supreme Court took notice of the case and ordered a government investigation into Sharif’s death.

In a December report, a Pakistan government fact-finding team (FFT) found that the Kenyan police portrayal of the killing as a case of mistaken identity was “full of contradictions” and that the involvement of “characters in Kenya, Dubai, and Pakistan in this assassination cannot be ruled out.”

The team also noted that a Pakistan post-mortem report had documented numerous injuries on Sharif’s body, including four missing fingernails, hand wounds, and a broken rib, but that the investigation had found “no concrete evidence” to establish that Sharif was tortured before his death.