ATC rejects Achakzai’s bail plea in sergeant killing case

QUETTA: The Anti Terrorism  Court (ATC), Quetta 1, on Saturday  rejected bail application of  Balochistan MPA Abdul Majeed  Khan Achakzai in the case pertaining  to the killing of a traffic  sergeant in a vehicular accident.  Traffic sergeant Haji Attaullah  had been run over by the  provincial legislator in June. Police  had initially registered a  first investigation report (FIR)  against an unknown accused.  Achakzai was only arrested  after a video of the hit and run  was shared widely on social  media prompting the authorities  to take action against the legislator.  The counsel for Achakzai  had submitted the bail application  before ATC Judge Dawood  Khan Nasar.  The Chief Justice of Pakistan,  Justice Mian Saqib Nisar,  on June 28 took a suo moto notice  of the incident and summoned  a detailed report from  the Balochistan police.  After reports of a comprise  with the MPA surfaced, the deceased  traffic policeman’s son  denied any such agreement.  Neither have we reached any  agreement nor are we willing to  compromise, Attaulla’s son  Moazzam said.  During his judicial remand,  two other criminal cases surfaced  against the MPA in which  his remand has been ordered by  the court. --Sabah