ISLAMABAD: Afghan authorities on Thursday declined to hand over the body of slain SP Tahir Dawar to Pakistani officials who have been waiting at the Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan to receive his mortal remains.
Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Afridi and provincial minister Shaukat Yousufzai arrived at the Torkham Gate to receive the body of the slain cop but the Afghan authorities declined to hand it over to them.
However, the Afghan officials handed over the mortal remains of the police officer to a jirga comprising tribal elders. The jirga carrying the coffin of the slain cop draped in national flag has left for Peshawar.
MNA Mohsin Dawar, who has allegedly been engaged in anti-state activities on social media by casting aspersions against state institutions, is also part of the jirga. He is also said to have been in touch with Afghan authorities directly bypassing the official channels.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Imran Khan ordered an immediate inquiry into the ‘shocking tragedy’ of the killing of Senior Superintendent (SP) Tahir Khan Dawar.
In his tweet, PM Khan notified that he has “followed the shocking tragedy of the murder of SP Tahir Khan Dawar” and directed Khyber Pakhtunkhawa government to coordinate with Islamabad police in carrying out a speedy probe.
He further wrote that Minister of State on Interior “Shehryar Khan Afridi has been tasked to oversee” the matter on urgent basis, while also instructing the minister to present a report on the sensitive murder case.
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