Former SCBA president Latif Afridi shot dead in Peshawar High Court
PESHAWAR (MNP) – Former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Latif Afridi was shot dead by a man on the Peshawar High Court premises on Monday.
Sources said the suspect opened fire at Mr Afridi when he was sitting with other lawyers in the bar room of the court. He was injured and taken to the Lady Reading Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police arrested the suspect and launched a probe into the incident. Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect fired nine bullets, six of which hit the advocate.