Senior Judge kidnapped by armed men in KPK province

According to Geo News, District and Sessions Judge Shakirullah Marwat, who was fulfilling his duties in South Waziristan, was abducted by armed individuals near the border area of Tank and Dera Ismail Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The Judge was traveling from the office to DI Khan, as DSP, DI Khan, Mohammad Adnan confirmed the incident, stating that it occurred in the Bagwal village situated between the border area of Tank and DI Khan.

The abductors abandoned the judge’s car and driver at the scene.

No group has claimed responsibility for the abduction, as per the police.

In his FIR, the driver said they were travelling on the Tank-DI Khan road when around 25 to 50 armed men intercepted the judge’s official vehicle in Garah Mohabaat Mor area located on the Tank-DI Khan road.

“After stopping the vehicle, the accused opened fire on it.” Meanwhile, the judge and the driver got out of the vehicle.

The suspects tied a piece of cloth on the driver’s eyes and left the area. As per the FIR, the gunmen stopped the vehicle briefly after 40-minute drive in the jungle  where they asked the judge, who was wearing a pant-shirt, to wear shalwar kameez, which was provided by the abductors.

Thereafter, the suspects set the judge’s vehicle on fire and gave a message to the driver for the authorities concerned before fleeing from the scene.

The suspects left the driver unharmed and asked him to convey their message to the authorities.

Later, the suspects riding on motorcycles took the judge into the jungle, and read the FIR.

Expressing concern and sorrow over the incident, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Central Information Secretary Faisal Karim Kundi urged KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur to clarify his stance on the province’s peace efforts.

In response to the situation, KP CM Gandapur instructed for the safe retrieval of the abducted judge, emphasizing the urgency of the matter and the utilization of all available resources for the rescue operation.

He condemned the incident, asserting that those responsible for the abduction would be brought to justice.