Mufti Abdul Shakoor, a Pakistani minister, dies in a car accident
The minister was rushed to a hospital, but died as a result of serious internal bleeding, international media said.
KATHMANDU: Mufti Abdul Shakoor, Pakistan’s Religious Affairs Minister, was killed in a traffic accident, the Islamabad Police confirmed in a statement.
The minister’s car was hit by a Hilux Revo on Saturday as he drove from Mariott to the Secretariat Chowk, according to an Islamabad Police statement.
The minister was rushed to a hospital, but died as a result of serious internal bleeding, international media said.
The five persons present in the vehicle involved in the accident have been taken into custody and a investigation is underway.
According to Islamabad Inspector General of Police Akbar Nasir Khan, the minister was driving his car alone when he collided with the other vehicle.
“He died on the spot as a result of the head injury he sustained,” Khan said.
