PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court (PHC) Judge Justice Ayub Khan Thursday received injuries after two unidentified armed men opened fire at his vehicle. According to police reports, the senior judge was on his way to court when assailants opened fire on his vehicle injuring him and the driver. “The gunmen, who fled the scene shortly after the incident, used a 9mm Kalashnikov,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Zahoor Afridi said. “Statements of two eyewitnesses have been recorded so far,” SSP Afridi told the media. It is pertinent to note here that Justice Khan has previously served as an accountability judge in Peshawar.

Source: Pakistan Today February 28, 2019 05:25 UTC