Kashmala Tariq responds to Srinagar Highway accident at G-11 signal

Kashmala Tariq has responded to the Srinagar Highway accident and says that her son Azlan Khan is innocent for what happened at G-11 signal in Islamabad on Monday.

The Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women Kashmala Tariq said during a press conference that her son Azlan Khan was not behind the wheel of the vehicle that caused the accident at G-11 signal on Srinagar Highway in Islamabad.

It is pertinent to mention that Kashmala Tariq was travelling with her son, Azlan Khan and husband, Waqas Khan, when their VIP protocol ran a red light at the G-11 signal on Srinagar Highway in Islamabad and killed four people while injuring two more.

One of the said vehicles was a black Toyota Fortuner with a ‘green government number plate’ with registration GAH-555 while the vehicle which was part of the VIP protocol and caused the accident had an Islamabad plate with registration WX-077.

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According to Islamabad police at the time, the driver of the vehicle had been taken into custody. “The police will act in accordance with law and proceed legally against those responsible.” said the authorities in a tweet.

It is pertinent to mention that Kashmala Tariq’s son Azlan Khan obtained bail before the arrest. He appeared before the Additional Sessions Judge Mohammad Sohail, who granted him bail before arrest against surety bonds of Rs. 50,000 till February 16, 2021.

Later Kashmala Tariq said that her son was not even driving the vehicle that hit the car as claimed by the media in their reports. According to the former MNA, he and her husband were travelling in the vehicle driven by their driver that crashed into the Mehran car.

She said her son was travelling in another vehicle driven by another driver and demanded that the footage of the Safe City Project be released to prove her son’s innocence.

“The accident was a result of the negligence of the drivers of both vehicles but the media started trial of my family,” said Kashmala Tariq. She also claimed her son was at the scene of the accident till 12 midnight while her husband suffered several injuries.

According to Tariq, this was an accident and “could have happened to anyone” and people are just taking a dig at her because she is a politician.

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