Senior lawyer Latif Afridi was moved to Lady Reading Hospital of Peshawar after being shot but was pronounced dead upon arrival.
Former Supreme Court Bar Association president Latif Afridi was shot dead in a firing incident at the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Monday.
The senior lawyer was moved to the Lady Reading Hospital of Peshawar after being shot but was pronounced dead upon arrival at the medical facility.
According to the police, the assailant, identified as Adnan, is in their custody.
It may be noted that Afridi was granted bail in a murder case of Swat Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge Aftab Afridi and his three family members in 2021.
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He was booked along with nine others in the case for the judge’s assassination but filed for pre-arrest bail.
As per details, Aftab, his wife, a one-and-half-year grandson and daughter-in-law were enroute to Islamabad from Peshawar via Swabi when unknown assailants attacked his car near the Ambar Interchange in April, 2021.
However, Latif, 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.
