An anti-terrorism court (ATC) judge and his family were gunned down by unknown assailants near Swabi interchange in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Sunday, police officials said. District Police Officer (DPO) Swabi Mohammad Shoaib said that ATC judge Aftab Afridi, along with his family, was travelling on the Peshawar Motorway from Swat to Islamabad and was targeted near the Indus River crossing. "My father and family came to Peshawar to attend a cousin's wedding," said Danish Afridi, another son of the deceased. Strongly condemn the murder of ATC judge Aftab Afridi, his wife & 2 children at Anbar Interchange, Swabi. Strongly condemn the brutal killing of ATC Swat Judge Aftab Afridi & his family https://t.co/69eJB4Lex0 sympathies with the bereaved family and prayers for the eternal peace of the departed souls.

Source: The Express Tribune April 04, 2021 16:15 UTC