ISLAMABAD: A local resident was reportedly killed and another injuredafter a vehicle belonging to the US Embassy in Islamabad rammed into amotorcycle on Saturday.
According to details, the accident occurred in the Daman-e-Koh area of thecapital in the afternoon when the defence and air attache Col JosephEmanuel’s vehicle, bearing no. QM-058 (64-48) hit the bike bearing no.ARM-900. The impact of the accident killed Muhammad Ateeq Baig, son ofMuhammad Idrees on the spot, while his cousin Raheel, son of Changez, wasinjured.
According to police sources, the envoy was under the influence of alcoholat the time of the accident.
The police couldn’t arrest the diplomat since he enjoyed diplomaticimmunity; however, the vehicle was impounded at Kohsar Police Station.Police sources said that Col Joseph Emanuel ran away from the policestation after a scuffle with police officers.
Ateeq, 22-years-old, was working at a local restaurant to support his poorfamily, which included three brothers and a sister. He was reportedly goingto his job near Islamabad Zoo when the diplomat hit his motorcycle.
The other rider, Raheel, was injured with broken legs. He was livingwithout a family as his parents had passed away when he was justtwo-years-old.
Ateeq’s father, Idrees, said that his son was providing financial supportto the family. He said that no one from the government had contacted themabout the incident, adding that the police were not cooperating with themeither.
He further said that Ateeq was helping the family financially. He appealedto the chief justice of Pakistan and army chief to take notice of theincident and provide them justice.
Raheel Baig’s uncle also appealed to the chief justice and army chief tohelp the injured as he was an orphan with no one to support him.
Kohsar Police SHO Khalid Awan told *Pakistan Today* that no FIR wasregistered so far. “Police will take any further action when we receive anapplication from the victim’s family,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal, in tweet,said, “An accident involving a US embassy vehicle occurred in Islamabad.MOFA is looking into the matter. Investigations are being carried out.”
Moreover, the US embassy in a statement confirmed the incident, saying thatthey were in contact with the local authorities.
A similar incident took place in 2011 when a US citizen and former CentralIntelligence Agency (CIA) spy Raymond Davis killed two Pakistani citizensin broad daylight in Lahore. After weeks of public pressure to removeDavis’ immunity from prosecution, a Pakistani court acquitted the spy ofmurder charges and released him after paying “blood money” to the victims’families.
The spy was thereby exonerated of the charges and flown back to the US.
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