ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has strongly condemned the murder of Anti-Terrorism Court judge Aftab Afridi and his family by armed assailants in Swabi.
In a statement on Twitter, he said the perpetrators of this gruesome act will be apprehended and dealt with full severity of the law.
Chief Minister KP Mahmood Khan denounced the attack and expressed his grief over the loss of human lives in the incident. “Targeting women and children is a coward attempt,” he said, adding that those behind the attack would not be spared.
The chief minister instructed the police to immediately arrest the culprits behind the attack and also sought a detailed inquiry report in this regard.
Strongly condemn the murder of ATC judge Aftab Afridi, his wife & 2 children at Anbar Interchange, Swabi. The perpetrators of this gruesome act will be apprehended & dealt with full severity of the law.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 4, 2021
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) judge, his wife and two children were killed after unidentified men opened fire on his vehicle in Swabi district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Sunday evening.
According to police, the vehicle of the ATC judge was targeted by unidentified men near Ambar interchange in Swabi. The judge, his wife, and two children died on the spot.
Police further said during the attack, two security guards in the judge’s convoy also sustained bullet injuries. The judge was traveling from Swat to Islamabad when his vehicle comes under attack/
The bodies and the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital for medico-legal formalities and treatment respectively. Soon after the incident, the security forces and police cordoned off the area and started collecting evidence from the scene for forensic analysis.
Aftab Khan Afridi was an ATC judge in Swat and was posted two months back. The Swat Bar Association has announced to protest against the attack on Monday and will boycott court hearings.
