Pakistani Journalist Arshad Sharif Killed by Police in Kenya

Arshad Sharif, a senior Pakistani journalist living in hiding was shot and killed by police in Kenya, the police said on Monday. 

Kenyan police expressed regret over the incident, claiming that it was a case of "mistaken identity" during a search for a similar car involved in a case of child abduction.

Sharif, 50, left Pakistan in July to avoid arrest over criticizing the South Asian country's powerful military. 

Nairobi police revealed that the journalist was shot in the head and killed on Sunday night after the car he was in with his brother, Khurram Ahmed, drove through a roadblock set up on the Nairobi-Magadi highway to check vehicles along the key route. 

The two ignored police orders to stop and sped up. "They did not stop and proceeded with the journey," the police said. 

Nairobi police said the Independent Policing Oversight Authority will take over the case for further investigation.

"We had an incident of shooting which turned (out) to be a case of mistaken identity involving a journalist. We will release more information later," a senior Kenyan police officer said earlier.