The Former President and Prominent lawyer of the Supreme Court Bar Association Abdul Latif Afridi shot dead inside the Peshawar High Court’s bar room on Monday.
Police officials arrested the killer on the spot. Abdul Latif was shifted to the hospital but on the way to the hospital, he was reported dead. The dead body has been moved to the hospital for autopsy.
According to the Police’s Initial reports the Ex-President of the Supreme Court Bar AssociationAfridi was sitting with other lawyers in the bar room when the attacker opened fire at him.
The unidentified shooter was held from the spot and taken into police custody while further proceedings are underway. The body of the senior lawyer will be shifted to his village via ambulance for the final Rituals.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the attack on the Former President of the Supreme Court Bar Association Abdul Latif Afridi in Peshawar.
In a statement, he said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government should give exemplary punishment to those behind the terrorist incident.
The Prime Minister paid glowing tributes to the services of the senior lawyer saying Abdul Latif Afridi throughout his life waged a struggle for rule of law, democracy, and human rights. He said this struggle will continue.
Commiserating with the bereaved family, the Prime Minister prayed for the departed soul.
Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah also strongly denounced the murder of Abdul Latif Afridi. He expressed concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He said the suspect’s should be given the strictest punishment according to the law.
Interior Minister took a jibe at PTI officials for not maintaining law and order in the province while taking to twitter he wrote, Two lawyers were targeted in one day in Rawalpindi and Peshawar, both ruled by PTI. The federal government has informed both Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab several times before to improve the law and order situation.
He also said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is suffering from lawlessness, the law and order situation is alarming. If the government had focused on law and order instead of political manipulation, this situation would not have happened. The occurrence of this incident inside Peshawar HC Bar is proof of the seriousness of law and order.
