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Armed men kidnap a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest

Armed men ambushed and kidnapped Judge Shakirullah Marwat in Pakistan's northwest, according to a police official.
Around 15 men on motorbikes intercepted Judge Marwat's vehicle, set it on fire, and fled with him in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
No immediate claims of responsibility for the assault, but suspicions point to the Pakistani Taliban, prompting a search operation by a counter-terrorism team.

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Associated Press News

Armed men kidnap a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest

Pakistani police say armed gunmen have kidnapped a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest. Police say around 15 men on motorbikes intercepted the judge's vehicle as he was travelling toward Dera Ismail Khan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday evening.

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Armed men kidnap a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest

Pakistani police say armed gunmen have kidnapped a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest

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Armed men kidnap a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say armed gunmen have kidnapped a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest. Police say around 15 men on motorbikes intercepted the judge’s vehicle as he was travelling toward Dera Ismail Khan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday evening. The assailants set the car on fire before fleeing with the judge. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the assault, but suspicion is li…

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Winnipeg Free Press

Armed men kidnap a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Armed men ambushed and kidnapped a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest, a police official said Sunday. Around 15 men on motorbikes intercepted Judge Shakirullah Marwat’s […]

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Armed men abduct sessions judge near Tank-DI Khan border: police

Sessions judge Shakirullah Marwat. — by authorUnidentified armed men allegedly abducted a district and sessions judge, Shakirullah Marwat, posted at a South Waziristan's local court, on his way back from Tank to Dera Ismail Khan, police confirmed on Saturday. The police said that the...

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Armed men kidnap a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Armed men ambushed and kidnapped a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest, a police official said Sunday. Around 15 men on motorbikes intercepted Judge Shakirullah Marwat’s vehicle as he was travelling toward Dera Ismail Khan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said police official Faheem Khan. The assailants set the car on fire before fleeing with him. The driver was not harmed, Khan said. There was no immediate…

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