A sessions court judge Shakir Ullah Marwat was kidnapped from the district Tank by unknown assailants while he was going to Dera Ismail Khan, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

The judge was going to DI Khan after performing his duties in South Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The abductors shifted the judge to an unknown location while leaving his vehicle and driver on the main Tank-DI Khan road near Hathala stop in Tank district.

Meanwhile, KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur took notice of the incident and sought a report from the KP Inspector General of Police. The CM directed the police to take all measures for the safe recovery of the sessions judge.

Moreover, on the notice of Registrar Peshawar High Court, Chief Justice Peshawar High Court Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim, Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice SM Attique Shah summoned IG Police Akhtar Hayat and Additional Chief Secretary Home Abid Majid and sought a report from them.

On the occasion, Chief Justice PHC told the concerned officers that the recovery of the judge should be ensured at all costs. The PHC judges further said that the provision of security to the judges was the prime duty of the provincial government and a lethargic attitude in this respect will not be tolerated.

Reporters: Sajid Baloch, Amir Shahzad