A Pakistani lawyer, identified for his criticism of the Pakistani army and state-sponsored terrorism was shot lifeless contained in the bar room of Peshawar High Court earlier this Monday.

A lone gunman shot Abdul Latif Afridi, aged 79, six instances contained in the bar room whereas he was surrounded by fellow attorneys. Afridi was additionally the previous president of the Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association. He was instantly shifted to Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital however medical doctors introduced him lifeless on arrival.

The authorities mentioned that Afridi sustained six bullet wounds.

A report by the Times of India identified that there’s heavy presence of safety forces on the Peshawar courtroom however attorneys will not be frisked on entry.

The courtroom confronted a safety lapse in 2020 when an American of Pakistani origin, an Ahmadi by religion, was shot by a non secular fanatic inside a courtroom whereas he was awaiting trial on blasphemy fees.

Senior police officer Kashif Abbasi informed the assailant that the perpetrator was arrested from the crime scene. He has been recognized as Adnan Afridi and had entered the courtroom premises by dressing up as a lawyer. Eyewitnesses mentioned the gunman didn’t attempt to flee.

The Peshawar High Court Bar Association questioned the authorities concerning the loopholes in safety and requested the authorities to research how an armed man entered the bar room contained in the excessive courtroom constructing.

The Pakistan Bar Council additionally condemned the killing whereas saying a strike on Tuesday. They mentioned no lawyer shall seem in courtroom in an indication of protest.

They criticised the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa authorities and expressed issues because the province’s police and regulation enforcement businesses failed to offer safety to courts and attorneys.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the latest weeks has turn out to be a hotbed for terrorism as Pakistani safety businesses are combating terrorists affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) forces.

The TTP final week killed three policemen, together with a senior officer, after they attacked a police station in Peshawar, armed with high-end weapons.

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