2 Suspended on CJP Motorcade Accident

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan News: Federal government on Sunday suspended two traffic police officials found  irresponsible in a road accident to Chief Justice of Pakistan’s motorcade earlier this month.

In an order issued by Interior Minister Rehman Malik, DSP Fida Satti and Inspector Asif of Traffic Police have immediately been suspended. Detention orders for MT In charge, his assistant and driver of the vehicle that hit the CJ’s motorcade have also been issued, the channel added.

The motorcade of CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry met an accident near Islamabad motorway on Dec.1 when he was on his way to capital from Lahore on motorway. When the motorcade left the motorway a Police vehicle coming from the opposite side hit the vehicles of the caravan. However, the CJP remained safe while few of his family members and staffers received minor injuries.

The minister has also directed the Interior Ministry to make the security arrangement for CJ more effective, besides ordering increase in number of Rangers in his squad.