<p>A Pakistani judge was abducted on Saturday (Apr 27) by armed men in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The district and sessions judge was returning from duty when he&nbsp;was kidnapped&nbsp;near Tank and Dera Ismail (DI) Khan district bordering Afghanistan. News agency AP quoted police officer Faheem Khan&nbsp;as&nbsp;saying that around 15 men on bikes followed Shakirullah&nbsp;Marwat’s&nbsp;vehicle as he was travelling towards DI. Before fleeing with the judge, they set the car on fire. The&nbsp;driver of the&nbsp;car&nbsp;was not harmed&nbsp;in the incident, as per media reports.</p>

<p>No one has claimed responsibility for the act yet&nbsp;but&nbsp;the Pakistani Taliban, or TTP, are most likely to get blame.</p>

<p>It’s&nbsp;a rare attack as militants hardly target judges and most often stage attacks on police and security personnel in Pakistan.</p>

<p>Faheem Khan said a search operation, with help from a counter-terrorism team, has been launched to find the&nbsp;whereabouts of the judge.</p>

<p>Reacting to&nbsp;the incident, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Central Information Secretary Faisal Karim Kundi blamed the provincial government for&nbsp;"non-seriousness"&nbsp;in governance and maintenance of law and order.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>"(The) CM should tell why&nbsp;isn't&nbsp;he serious about the establishment of peace and why terrorists are on the loose,"&nbsp;he asked.</p>

<p>He also stated that the abduction of a judge, who mostly travels amid tight security, has induced fears among the masses.</p>

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<p>Meanwhile, Chief Minister Gandapur has issued orders for the safe recovery of the abducted judge.&nbsp;He told the media that emergency measures have&nbsp;been taken&nbsp;for&nbsp;Marwat's&nbsp;recovery&nbsp; and&nbsp;all&nbsp;available resources are&nbsp;being utilised&nbsp;for the task.</p>

<p>Judges have also taken note of the incident and are calling for immediate action in the matter.</p>

<p>Chief Justice Peshawar High Court Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim&nbsp;along&nbsp;with two other&nbsp;judges&nbsp;held a&nbsp;meeting and urged authorities to investigate the matter.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


A Pakistani judge was abducted on Saturday (Apr 27) by armed men in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The district and sessions judge was returning from duty when he was kidnapped near Tank and Dera Ismail (DI) Khan district bordering Afghanistan.

A Pakistani judge was abducted on Saturday (Apr 27) by armed men in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The district and sessions judge was returning from duty when he was kidnapped near Tank and Dera Ismail (DI) Khan district bordering Afghanistan. News agency AP quoted police officer Faheem Khan as saying that around 15 men on bikes followed Shakirullah Marwat’s vehicle as he was travelling towards DI. Before fleeing with the judge, they set the car on fire. The driver of the car was not harmed in the incident, as per media reports. No one has claimed responsibility for the act yet but the Pakistani Taliban, or TTP, are most likely to get blame. It’s a rare attack as militants hardly target judges and most often stage attacks on police and security personnel in Pakistan. Faheem Khan said a search operation, with help from a counter-terrorism team, has been launched to find the whereabouts of the judge. Reacting to the incident, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Central Information Secretary Faisal Karim Kundi blamed the provincial government for "non-seriousness" in governance and maintenance of law and order. Also read: Damaged sea cables trigger major internet disruption in Pakistan "(The) CM should tell why isn't he serious about the establishment of peace and why terrorists are on the loose," he asked. He also stated that the abduction of a judge, who mostly travels amid tight security, has induced fears among the masses. Watch: Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif to become President of the PML-N party again × Meanwhile, Chief Minister Gandapur has issued orders for the safe recovery of the abducted judge. He told the media that emergency measures have been taken for Marwat's recovery and all available resources are being utilised for the task. Judges have also taken note of the incident and are calling for immediate action in the matter. Chief Justice Peshawar High Court Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim along with two other judges held a meeting and urged authorities to investigate the matter. (With inputs from agencies)

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