Cops also seize vehicle used in attack on Aftab Afridi and his family members
ATC judge Aftab Afridi. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
SWABI:
Making significant progress in the murder case of Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Judge Aftab Afridi and his family members, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) police arrested two more accused and also recovered the vehicle used in the heinous crime, officials said on Wednesday.
The Swat ATC judge, his wife Bibi Zainab, daughter-in-law Kiran and three-year-old grandson Muhammad Sanan were gunned down Sunday evening on the Peshawar Motorway near Ambar Interchange, Swabi. His driver and guard sustained serious injuries.
Talking to
The Express Tribune, an official of the Swabi police said Justice Afridi was on his way to Islamabad when his vehicle came under attack. “The judge, his wife and two children were killed on the spot while his driver and guard suffered serious injuries.”
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Martyred female polio workers remembered
LHWs were vaccinating children in Swabi district last year
Top administrator and police chief of Mardan visited the families of two lady health workers who were martyred in a targeted gun attack during a polio vaccination campaign in Swabi district last year.
RPO Yaseen Farooq and Commissioner Montazir Khan visited the homes of the martyred LHWs and offered condolences to the bereaved families. Gunmen riding on motorcycles had targeted the LHWs while they were vaccinating children in Swabi district last year.
RPO Farooq and Commissioner Khan assured the bereaved families of all possible assistance and cooperation on behalf of the administration. They also administrated anti-polio jabs to children and reviewed security arrangements for the vaccination campaign across the district.