Latif Afridi's murder a heart-rending incident: CJP.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial on Tuesday described the murder of former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Latif Afridi as a heart-rending incident.

During the course of hearing in a case on Tuesday, the CJP mentioned the incident and inquired from a lawyer whether Mr Afridi belonged to Kohat. Lawyer Iftikhar Gillani said Latif Afridi belonged to the frontier region and he was killed in the bar room. The incident, he said, had shaken me to the core.

The CJP expressed grief and said Latif Afridi's murder was a tragedy.

Meanwhile, police presented suspect Adnan Afridi before the court and sought his physical remand. Police told the court that the suspect confessed to murdering Mr Afridi and claimed that it was a case of enmity.

Police requested the court to grant the suspect's physical remand for further investigation, which was...

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