Pakistan asks Kenya for key information to assist Arshad Sharif's murder inquiry.

NAIROBI -- Pakistan has called on the Kenyan authorities to share information about the telephone calls and the history of Waqar Ahmed, his wife Morin Waqar, and Khurram Ahmad to assist in the murder inquiry of slain journalist Arshad Sharif.

Republic of Kenya's National Police Service has confirmed to media that it received a letter from the Pakistan government asking for help in several areas to assist the murder inquiry of Sharif who was killed here on October 23 by the General Service Unit (GSU) armed officers.

The Pakistan government has called on the Kenyan National Police services to provide its finding in Sharif's killing case including the initial report of the incident; names and contact details of the instructors and trainers who were getting training at AmmoDump Training Camp at the time of the shooting - the site owned and operated by Waqar Ahmed, his wife Morin Waqar, and Khurram Ahmed over a large part of hilly land in a deserted area.

The Pakistan investigators have called on the Kenya police to share the name, rank and contact details of police officers involved in the shooting incident; call details date of all caused officers; the Geo-fencing report at the crime scene; ballistic report related to the incident; any record related to the movement of officers from GSU Headquarters to shooting incident; crime scene sketch; initial statement of accused officers; call details of the witnesses Waqar Ahmed, his wife Morin Waqar, and Khurram Ahmed.

Pakistani investigators Muhammad Athar Waheed, Director of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Omar Shahid Hamid, Deputy Director General Intelligence Bureau (IB) have returned to Pakistan after completing the investigation in Nairobi and outside for one week.

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