Deeply saddened by the killing of Abdul Latif Afridi: Nawaz
LONDON, Jan 16 (SABAH): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid and former prime minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that he is deeply saddened by the killing of former President Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Abdul Latif Afridi.
In a statement issued on twitter on Monday, Nawaz Sharif said that he was a brave and honest man who devoted his life to constitutional supremacy, rule of law, and protection of civil rights.
“May Allah grant him a high place in Jannah and grant patience to the bereaved” Nawaz Sharif said.
It is worth mentioning here that former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Lala Abdul Latif Afridi Advocate was killed after he was shot six times at the Peshawar High Court (PHC) bar room on Monday. He was born at Khyber Agency in 1943. He was 80 years old.
The senior lawyer was moved to the Lady Reading Hospital of Peshawar but the facility said that the senior lawyer was dead on arrival. The hospital administration added that six bullets were fired at Afridi. The attacker fired 9 bullets on Lala Abdul Latif Afridi Advocate, out if which six hit him.
SSP Operations Kashif Abbasi said that attacker Adnan Afridi s/o Abdul Sami Afridi has been taken into custody from the crime scene.
The police are investigating how did the gunman managed to get inside the high court premises despite the security.
The SSP said that it seems a matter of personal enmity between the two families while further investigations are underway.
When asked about the security arrangements at the high court, the police official said they are looking into it and action will be taken if any lapse was found.
It may be noted that Latif Afridi was acquitted in a murder case of Swat Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge Aftab Afridi and his three family members a few weeks ago.
He was booked along with nine others in the case for the judge’s assassination.
As per details, Aftab Afridi, his wife, a one-and-half-year grandson and daughter-in-law were enroute to Islamabad from Peshawar via Swabi when unidentified assailants attacked his car near the Ambar Interchange in April, 2021.
However, Latif Afridi, the then-SCBA president, had denied his involvement in the incident and said that he and his son had been falsely implicated in the case. He had also assured the authorities of fully cooperating with the relevant agencies.
The judge’s family, however, in a press conference rejected the verdict and requested the high court for justice, saying they have evidence of the lawyer’s involvement in the murder.