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Senior lawyer and former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Abdul Latif Afridi was shot dead outside the bar room in Peshawar on Monday.
Initial information suggested that he was present outside the bar room in the Peshawar High Court (PHC) when an unidentified armed man shot at him.
He was critically injured and rushed to the Lady Reading Hospital where he succumbed during treatment.
Police said that as soon as the firing incident was reported, a heavy contingent of police rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area.
Peshawar Police SSP Kashif Aftab Abbasi confirmed that they had apprehended the suspect, identified as Adnan Sami Afridi. He added that a handgun was used by the suspect while they had recovered a national identity card and a law college card from him during a search.
He added that the police have secured the crime scene and are collecting evidence.
SSP Abbasi said that they will investigate the matter from all angles.
Condolences pour in
As news of his demise spread, condolences started to pour in.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his grief over the brutal killing of Afridi.
He wrote in a tweet, “ The deteriorating law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is alarming, the provincial government should immediately take steps to improve it.“
