Pakistan

Suo motu case: Apex court takes notice of drag race accident

Apex court issues notices to IG Punjab and deputy commissioner, Rawalpindi, to appear before the court on Dec 13.

Express December 11, 2010

The Supreme Court on Friday took suo motu action on a car racing accident which occurred in Rawalpindi in which five people, including three children, were killed late last week.

The apex court issued notices to inspector-general Punjab and deputy commissioner, Rawalpindi, to appear before the court on Dec 13 along with preliminary investigation report.

According to the press note issued after the suo motu action, one of the racers could not control his car and hit spectators, resulting in the death of five persons of three families.

The car’s driver ran away. Furthermore, an 11-year-old boy named Asfandyar had written an essay in his English paper on the subject of ‘The Accident’ just two days before his death.

The said essay becomes the real story of his death as he died while watching a drag race along with his family.

The chief justice passed the following order: “Stately, loss has been caused to the lives of five persons, including a teenager child who along with his family members was present at the site and apparently so far no legal action has been initiated against the responsible persons thus above note be treated as petition under Article 184 (3) of the Constitution and fix it in court on Dec 13.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 11th, 2010.

COMMENTS (9)

Khalid | 13 years ago | Reply Dear All, I have sympothies with the families whose loved ones died in this accident, but I should clear onething that people who came to see the event were invitees only. NO pedestrian/outsider was there. If you guys blame driver then I would blame people too who came to see the event, they should have sit home and enjoy sunday with family rather then out watching car race show. Secondly, there was seating arrangements for spectators. Who asked them to leave their seats and enjoy show by standing on road side foot paths? Management kept on announcing to stand behind the dig (where this car hit and stopped) but who listens... when people get hyper and enthusiastic to watch such kind of events. There were more than 200 security guards, ambulance, fire brigade, police, everything to cover all safety measures. This all was arranged to make this event successfull but unfortunately that resulted in a tragic day. Lastly, if you all say that nothing happens in West.. I accept that safety measures are more followed there because those countries are in this sports since last many years and even Govts. have given them tracks, but in Pak, Govt. doesn't support, no track, nothing. Just to clear myself, I would ask you to visit youtube and see what kind of accidents do occur in West on legal tracks. Having said all that, It was just a matter of time and i would call it an ACCIDENT NOT A TARGET KILLING. May the souls of people died rest in peace and Allah bless us all, ameen!

Ali Haider | 13 years ago | Reply If the SC has to take suo motu action on everything why don't we just fire all the police? What is the police there for if they can not protect the public. I do not understand why these police mafia are never taken to task. The IG punjab should be fired. Until we take strict actions against the police they are not do their job properly.

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alfa mike | 13 years ago | Reply there is no law for influential in pakistan. it is considered universal truth in pakistan. all the bureacracy, land lord and high ranking officers have become one family and all the judges police and lawyers are either sons, nephew, son in law or cousins and they have no fear of God, govt or law. oh yes in some cases Chief Justice have put hand cuff to a few but yet it is un enough to realize the supremacy of law among 16 millions people.

Sobia | 13 years ago | Reply Syed A Mateen, *"Pakistanis try to copy the ideas of the West, but do not take security precautions like the Western Countries." Exactly! That is what I believe too. We are a third world country, where a majority is poor and underprivileged. First thing's first; there are many other problems to be fixed in Pakistan, and then will we be able to think of some jazzy thing like a car race. I have been hearing about this car racing and drag racing alot for the past many years, and to be honest I always believed that the guys who were into this kinda thing in Pakistan, were merely wanna-bes. The most disgusting characters I have ever come across and known in my whole life-time. These racers belong to a place called "Hell".

Xulmai babur | 13 years ago | Reply The driver should realize his mistake & do the rite thing.. How on earth did he manage to escape the site.. The police Should not care who so everx son he is.. We want Justice for the families of the victimx ..

Haseeb irshad | 13 years ago | Reply Example must be made of the driver and his father. May Allahs wrath be upon who are responsible. They must be brought to justice.

Syed A. Mateen | 13 years ago | Reply Pakistanis try to copy the ideas of the West, but do not take security precautions like the Western Countries.

khan | 13 years ago | Reply Bravo SC ! You are the only hope left in this country to serve justice to the needy...i hope that the punishment be exemplary for all the responsible inculding the Driver, who should be dragged on the same track with a car so that he and his family realizes the pain of the victims who lost their loved ones...May Allah rest their soul in peace (Aameen)

Syed Nadir El-Edroos | 13 years ago | Reply Nothing will happen. We have Malik Riaz on the one hand who receives the President of Pakistan in his home at 11 pm at night, and just today the Dawn reports (http://www.dawn.com/2010/12/10/police-say-sorry-to-tycoon-for-raid.html) that the police actually apologized to him, as the Rawalpindi police tried to track down his son.

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