Karsaz | Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, recalling the Karsaz tragedy, said that the heartbreaking night remained vivid in his memory, as he was personally present on the truck that night.

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Sunday paid tribute to the martyrs of the Karsaz tragedy, saying their sacrifices had strengthened Pakistan’s democratic foundations.

KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Saturday dismissed the acquittal application of the Karsaz accident suspect in a drug case. The court turned down the application moved by suspect Natasha Danish after hearing arguments from both sides and announced that she will be indicted in the case on June 21. Initially, the suspect was booked and arrested for recklessly driving the Toyota Land Cruiser and killing 60-year-old Imran Arif and his 22-year-old daughter, Amna, and wounding three others in an accident near Karsaz in August last year. Later, another FIR was lodged against her after medical reports confirmed that she was under the influence of methamphetamine (ice) at the time of driving. The applicant, through her lawyer, filed an application under Section 249-A of the criminal procedure code, seeking her acquittal in the case registered under Section 11 (drinking liable to tazir) of the Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order (PEHO), 1979. The lawyer for applicant argued that the entire case was based on conco...