Senior Civil Judge (Admin) Mardan, Hayat Khan, and Advocate Khalid Khan were shot dead near the Rashakai Interchange on the Motorway Road within the jurisdiction of Risalpur Police Station. According to initial reports, unknown assailants opened fire on a car travelling towards Peshawar. As a result, Judge Hayat Khan, son of Pir Gul, a resident of Mohallah Bulandabad, Tehsil Kalam, District Swat, and Advocate Khalid Khan, son of Amresh Khan, a resident of Rustam, Mardan, died on the spot.

Sources suggest that the motive behind the attack may be linked to an old enmity. Police have launched an investigation into the incident. Meanwhile, former district nazim of Kohat, Malik Asad, was killed and his companion was injured when unidentified persons opened fire on their vehicle on Pindi Road in Kohat. According to police, Malik Asad was going in his vehicle to Kohat when it came under firing.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)