CHARSADDA, July 20: Unknown persons gunned down Adil Ahmed advocate in front of his chamber in Ali Plaza here on Charsadda-Mardan road the other day.

The Charsadda district bar in a meeting, chaired by its president Mohammad Altaf, condemned the incident and demanded arrest of the killers. The bar also announced three days mourning and boycott of the courts.

Waqar Ahmed, brother of the deceased, has lodged an FIR against unknown assailants with the Charsadda police station.

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