BHC sentences former MPA Abdul Majeed Achakzai to 10 years in jail in traffic cop’s death case

The Balochistan High Court (BHC) on Tuesday sentenced former MPA Abdul Majeed Achakzai to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment in a 2017 case involving the death of a traffic sub-inspector.

A two-member bench comprising Justice Muhammad Aamir Nawaz Rana and Justice Abdul Qayyum Lehri announced the verdict on an appeal challenging Achakzai’s acquittal in the case.

The court set aside the September 4, 2020, acquittal order passed by an additional sessions judge and convicted Achakzai under Section 320 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).

It also ordered him to pay diyat to the deceased’s legal heirs, issued his non-bailable arrest warrants and directed that he be arrested immediately and sent to prison.

The incident occurred in June 2017, when a vehicle driven by Achakzai ran over and killed traffic Sub-Inspector Attaullah.