A case has been registered over the death of federal minister Mufti Abdul Shakoor in an accident in Islamabad on Saturday evening.
The case was registered with the Secretariat police station on the complaint of Mufti Shakoor’s friend, Qudratullah.
The first information report mentions the provisions of accidental murder, over-speeding, damage to the vehicle.
Mufti Shakoor died on the spot after being hit by a high-speed vehicle, the report states.
The federal minister’s official vehicle was also completely destroyed in the accident, the FIR added.
Meanwhile, Mufti Shakoor’s body was shifted to his native village, Tajbi Khel in Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where his funeral prayers will be offered at 2pm today.
Moreover, the traffic police has submitted its initial report on the accident to the Islamabad police chief.
As per the report, the cause of the accident was over-speeding. The speed of the double cabin vehicle was high, and the chance to apply brakes very low.
A preliminary report of the Motor Vehicle Examiner of both vehicles has also been received.
According to the Motor Vehicle Examiner, the speed of Mufti Shakoor’s car was 30 kilometers per hour, while that of the Vigo that collided with it was 110 km/h.
The speed limit at the site of the accident on Constitution Avenue is 60 km/h. Moreover, the report states that traffic signals were in-operational on the road at the time of the accident.
There was no technical problem with the vehicle that hit the minister’s car, the Motor Vehicle Examiner reported.
The tyre and axle of Mufti Shakoor’s car got removed due to the accident, the report said.
The hitting vehicle was reportedly part of the squad of a personality associated with the poultry business.
