The Dera Ismail Khan Police on Sunday said that kidnapped judge Shakirullah Marwat has been rescued from DI Khan. The senior judge was abducted from DI Khan two days ago. Police sources claimed that the judge has reached his home safely. Armed men had ambushed and kidnapped the senior judge, a police official said Sunday. Around 15 men on motorbikes intercepted Judge Shakirullah Marwat’s vehicle as he was traveling towards Dera Ismail Khan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said police official Faheem Khan. The assailants set the car on fire before fleeing with him. The driver remained unharmed, Khan said. In a video released later, Marwat had assured his family that he was well.

He appealed to the Supreme Court, other judges and the provincial government to meet the demands of the TTP to ensure his swift release. He did not say what the group’s demands were. Marwat was shown on the video sitting outside and cross-legged on a chequered blanket with a dark gray sheet as a backdrop. He addressed the camera directly, although there were moments when he appeared to be making eye contact with other people. Male voices can be heard in the background.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan