Pakistan
CM Punjab gives Rs2.5mn cheque to family of guy hit by her protocol convoy
Member Provincial Assembly Ahmad Iqbal said that the government is equally involved in the grief of the victim's family.
Narowal: The government of Punjab sent a cheque of Rs2.5 million to the family of a guy who was hit and killed by the protocol convoy of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz five days ago in Narowal.
According to the media report, following the instructions of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, Deputy Commissioner Narowal Syed Hassan Raza and Member of Provincial Assembly Ahmed Iqbal reached the home of late Muhammad Abu Bakr at his village Jasr and expressed their condolences to the parents of the deceased and conveyed the condolence message of the Chief Minister.
On behalf of the Chief Minister, they gave a check of Rs2.5 million to Fakhar Ayaz, father of Abubakar.
Member Provincial Assembly Ahmad Iqbal said that the government is equally involved in the grief of the victim's family.
On April 18, 23-year-old Abubakar was killed in an alleged collision with the Chief Minister's protocol vehicle on Shakargarh Road, Narowal.
Narowal Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Malik Muhammad Khalil said that according to the CCTV footage, Abubakar was seen falling to the ground after being hit by an unidentified motorcyclist, after which he collided with an official vehicle, resulting in his death.
Maryam Nawaz allegedly took notice of the incident and asked for a detailed report of the incident from the Deputy Commissioner (DC).
Abubakar was employed at a filling pump and his father Fakhar Ayaz is a laborer. The chief minister also directed the police to take legal action against the driver of the government vehicle.
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