Senior civil judge shot dead in Nowshera

NOWSHERA Senior Civil Judge (Admin) Mardan, Hayat Khan, and Advocate Khalid Khan were shot dead were shot dead by unidentified assailants near Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

According to initial reports, unknown assailants opened fire on a car traveling towards Peshawar.

As a result, Judge Hayat Khan, son of Pir Gul, a resident of Mohallah Bulandabad, Tehsil Kalam, District Swat, and Advocate Khalid Khan, son of Amresh Khan, a resident of Rustam, Mardan, died on the spot.

Sources suggest that the motive behind the attack may be linked to an old enmity. Police have launched an investigation into the incident.

Inspector General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, Zulfiqar Hameed, on Tuesday took strict notice of the deadly attack on Senior Civil Judge Hayat Khan, Advocate Khalid Khan, and the attempted assassination of Malik Asad — brother of martyred DIG Malik Saad and former District Nazim of Kohat — on the motorway.

The IGP has directed the Regional Police Officers (RPOs) of Mardan and Kohat to immediately submit detailed reports regarding the incidents. He had also ordered the swift arrest of all suspects involved.

Emphasizing a thorough investigation, the IGP instructed police officials to collect all evidence from the crime scenes and probe every possible angle to bring the perpetrators to justice swiftly.

He reiterated that protecting the lives and property of citizens was the top priority of the police force and declared that such incidents would not be tolerated under any circumstances.