Teenager crushed by state minister’s procession
The vehicle of Federal Minister Sheikh Waqas Akram of the PML-Q crushed a man to death in Faisalabad.
FAISALABAD:
The protocol squad for State Minister Sheikh Waqas Akram crushed and killed a young boy near Thikriwala on Jhang Road on Sunday.
According to witnesses, Sheikh Waqas Akram, was going to his native town Jhang via Faisalabad. The minister’s squad, along with vehicles of private and police gunmen reached near Thikriwala on Jhang Road when they crashed into a motorcycle. The impact killed 15-year-old Imran Ahmed, who died on the spot. Eye-witnesses claimed that Imran’s motorcycle was hit by a vehicle of the state minister’s private guards and later the minister’s vehicle ran over the body. Locals in the area have protested against the state minister by placing Imran Anjum’s body in the middle of the road and blocking traffic. Minister Waqas Akram claimed that the motorcyclist was hit by police van in his squad and there was no private protocol vehicle in his squad.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 23rd, 2011.
The protocol squad for State Minister Sheikh Waqas Akram crushed and killed a young boy near Thikriwala on Jhang Road on Sunday.
According to witnesses, Sheikh Waqas Akram, was going to his native town Jhang via Faisalabad. The minister’s squad, along with vehicles of private and police gunmen reached near Thikriwala on Jhang Road when they crashed into a motorcycle. The impact killed 15-year-old Imran Ahmed, who died on the spot. Eye-witnesses claimed that Imran’s motorcycle was hit by a vehicle of the state minister’s private guards and later the minister’s vehicle ran over the body. Locals in the area have protested against the state minister by placing Imran Anjum’s body in the middle of the road and blocking traffic. Minister Waqas Akram claimed that the motorcyclist was hit by police van in his squad and there was no private protocol vehicle in his squad.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 23rd, 2011.