Pakistan's Minister Dies In Road Accident

Pakistan바카라�s Religious Affairs Minister Mufti Abdul Shakoor was killed in a road accident when his car was hit by another vehicle in the national capital, police said. The minister바카라�s car was hit by a Hilux Revo while he was travelling from Mariott towards the Secretariat Chowk on Saturday, the Islamabad Police said in a statement. The minister was rushed to the Polyclinic Hospital where he was declared dead.바카라�Five persons present in the vehicle involved in the accident have been taken into custody and a probe is launched,바카라� it said.

Islamabad Inspector General of Police Akbar Nasir Khan told the media that the minister was driving his car alone when he collided with the other vehicle. 바카라�He died on the spot from the head injury he suffered,바카라� Khan said. Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has ordered a thorough investigation into the incident. Shakoor was a senior member of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) of Maulana Fazlur Rehman whose party is part of the ruling coalition.

JUI-F has said that the funeral prayer of the minister will be offered at the Tajbi Khel area of Lakki Marwat district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condoled his death and praised the late minister for his contributions to society as a practical scholar, ideological political activist, and a good human being. President Dr Arif Alvi also expressed his deep sorrow over the minister바카라�s death and paid tribute to his services for interfaith harmony in the country.

"The grief is not just for his family but for me and the entire party," JUI-F's media cell quoted party chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman as saying. Shakoor hit the headlines some months ago when a woman officer accused the minister of refusing to endorse her appointment as director general of the Hajj affairs due to her gender. However, the minister rejected the allegations.