Qamar Zia's daughter released on bail after injuring officer in car accident
Zia says he is glad the officer, Ashfaq Ahmed Haidri, was not severely injured.
Express News screengrab of the car that Anum Zia was driving.
LAHORE:
A woman hit an elite force officer while reversing her car at a high speed outside the Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s house in Lahore, Express News reported on Saturday.
DSP Model Town revealed that the woman, Anum Zia, is the daughter of Pakistan People Party (PPP) leader Qasim Zia. Qasim reportedly reached the scene of the incident and was trying to negotiate with the police.
Speaking to the media, Zia said that he is glad that the police officer, identified as Ashfaq Ahmed Haidri, is not severely injured and that his daughter did not suffer any injuries either. He added his daughter has been granted bail and the police is conducting an investigation into the matter.
The Model Town police had earlier taken Anum into custody. A case was also registered against her by the police.
The officer was earlier reported to be critically injured.
The car that Anum was driving reportedly belonged to the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF). Anum's father, Qasim is the former president of PHF.
Conflicting statements
The PPP leader's daughter told Express News that she was looking for a friend's house when her car hit the officer.
The police, however, stated that Anum had been roaming around the chief minister’s house before the incident took place.
It was reported that the elite force had tried to stop her but she tried to get away.
While talking to Express News, Anum said that the police outside the Punjab chief minister's house stopped her and checked her bag but only found toffees in it, further adding that the officers hit her car with a steel rod.
"There was no one else in the car at the time of the incident," she stated.
According to initial details, there were two other people in Anum's car at the time of the incident.
The police stated that she had no driving license. In her statement, Anum said she had learnt to drive in Britain and does not have a Pakistani driving license.
A woman hit an elite force officer while reversing her car at a high speed outside the Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s house in Lahore, Express News reported on Saturday.
DSP Model Town revealed that the woman, Anum Zia, is the daughter of Pakistan People Party (PPP) leader Qasim Zia. Qasim reportedly reached the scene of the incident and was trying to negotiate with the police.
Speaking to the media, Zia said that he is glad that the police officer, identified as Ashfaq Ahmed Haidri, is not severely injured and that his daughter did not suffer any injuries either. He added his daughter has been granted bail and the police is conducting an investigation into the matter.
The Model Town police had earlier taken Anum into custody. A case was also registered against her by the police.
The officer was earlier reported to be critically injured.
The car that Anum was driving reportedly belonged to the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF). Anum's father, Qasim is the former president of PHF.
Conflicting statements
The PPP leader's daughter told Express News that she was looking for a friend's house when her car hit the officer.
The police, however, stated that Anum had been roaming around the chief minister’s house before the incident took place.
It was reported that the elite force had tried to stop her but she tried to get away.
While talking to Express News, Anum said that the police outside the Punjab chief minister's house stopped her and checked her bag but only found toffees in it, further adding that the officers hit her car with a steel rod.
"There was no one else in the car at the time of the incident," she stated.
According to initial details, there were two other people in Anum's car at the time of the incident.
The police stated that she had no driving license. In her statement, Anum said she had learnt to drive in Britain and does not have a Pakistani driving license.