A gunman wearing full judicial robes shot and killed a distinguished legal professional inside a courtroom in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, police stated.
The attacker, who was arrested on the scene, had opened fireplace at Abdul Latif Afridi, a former president of Pakistan's attorneys union and a distinguished determine in the neighborhood, fatally wounding him. The assault happened on the Excessive Courtroom in Peshawar.
The attacker, Adnan Khan, had beforehand accused Afridi of orchestrating the 2015 killing of his father, Samiullah Khan, who was additionally a lawyer, stated Naeem Khan, a police officer.
The gunman fired six pictures at 79-year-old Afridi's chest from lower than a foot away, eyewitness and authorized assistant Muhammad Rizwan advised AFP.
Based on Rizwan, because the gunman surrendered to police, he stated: "Do not shoot, I had a feud with him and I've taken my revenge."
It was unclear how the attacker managed to sneak into the court docket constructing with a handgun. The killing was condemned by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, authorities officers, politicians and attorneys.
In an announcement, Sharif expressed concern over the deteriorating safety scenario in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the place Peshawar is the capital. His chief rival, the celebration of opposition chief and former Prime Minister Imran Khan is in energy within the provincial meeting.
Sharif described Afridi as "a seasoned jurist and a courageous politician who was identified for his righteousness".
Earlier than his killing, Samiullah Khan, the daddy of the attacker, had represented Shakil Afridi, the Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA discover al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden was killed in 2011 by Navy SEALs in a raid on his hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
The doctor ran a pretend vaccination marketing campaign that helped find and determine bin Laden. The physician and the lawyer killed on Monday aren't associated.
In 2012, Pakistan sentenced Shakil Afridi to 33 years in jail on fees of allegedly offering cash and medical remedy to Islamic militants in a former tribal area. Afridi and his household have denied these fees.
Pakistan was outraged over being saved at nighttime forward of the SEALs operation. Washington has demanded Afridi's launch however Islamabad has resisted the demand, saying he violated Pakistani legislation. The physician was by no means formally charged in bin Laden's case.
AFP contributed to this report.