Police officials said that two unknown armed men entered the office of the Environmental Protection Tribunal at around 10:45am and targeted the judge, Sakhi Sultan, with automatic weapons. Sultan sustained serious injuries while the attackers fled.
Sakhi Sultan, who had also been an activist of PPP, was rushed to the Civil Hospital but succumbed to his injuries before any treatment could be provided to him.The cause behind the cold blooded murder is yet to be ascertained. However, police believe that it was a target killing.
Soon after the incident, police officials rushed to the spot and started a probe. Seniors lawyers, office bearers of the Balochistan High Court Bar Association and the deceased judge’s family gathered at the hospital. Moving scenes were witnessed in the hospital.
Sakhi Sultan had also worked as a senior lawyer at the Supreme Court and High Court. Presently, he was discharging his duties as a judge of the Environmental Tribunal. In the past, he had been associated with the PPP and served as member of the central committee of PPP.
The office-bearers of the Balochistan Bar Association have strongly condemned the killing of Sakhi Sultan and announced three days of mourning against the cold-blooded murder of the judge.
Our correspondent adds from Islamabad: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Friday strongly condemned the killing of Sakhi Sultan in Quetta and demanded of the government to take urgent measures for nabbing the culprits.
Soon after his gruesome killing, SCBA President Kamran Murtaza strongly condemned the assassination of Sakhi Sultan and demanded of the government to take speedy measures for arresting the culprits.
“We are going to give a call for strike across the country and will ask the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) as well as bar councils in the provinces to boycott the court proceedings,” Kamran Murtaza told reporters at his office in the Supreme Court.
He recalled that he had already demanded of the government to ensure ample security to the judges and lawyers across the country keeping in view the prevailing law and order situation. However, he said, both the federal and provincial governments failed to take into account his request.
Meanwhile, it was reported that soon after the killing of Sakhi Sultan, the Pakistan Bar Council, Balochistan High Court and Balochistan Bar Association announced mourning and boycott of court proceedings for two days.
President of Balochistan Bar Association Bilal Anwar Kasi and President of Balochistan High Court Bar Mir Zahoor Shahwani strongly condemned the killing of Sakhi Sultan and said the lawyers would boycott court proceedings on Monday and Tuesday.
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