[DAWN] Iqbal Khan, the father of Mashal Khan, has requested the Beautiful Downtown Peshawar...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
High Court (PHC) to transfer Mashal’s murder case from Mardan, citing possible threats from opponents.
In April, a vigilante mob, incited by rumours, had attacked Mashal, accusing him of "publishing blasphemous content online". The mass communication student was first beaten, then shot by the mob. He succumbed to the injuries he received.
Abdul Lateef Afridi, the lawyer for Iqbal Khan, filed the application in PHC Saturday. Iqbal Khan requested the transfer of the case to the Anti-Terrorism Court, Haripur or any other safe place, saying his adversaries might create a law and order situation.
Iqbal had made the same demands in a presser earlier this week, where he also requested the PHC to pay his legal fee and the Supreme Court to provide protection to his daughters, who haven’t been to school since Mashal’s murder.
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and others are hiding. The trial of such a big number of accused with witnesses and supporters of both sides can result in confrontation between the parties and thus a serious law and order situation can be created," his application said, adding that a large number of friends and some religious parties had took to roads demanding the release of the arrested students and others involved.