The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Friday confirmed the interim bail of Shafqat Awan, father of an underage driver Afnan involved in the Lahore DHA accident case claiming six lives of a family. According to the details, ATC Judge Abher Gul Khan presided over the hearing of the bail plea of Afnan’s father, Shafqat, and after hearing the arguments from both parties the court confirmed the interim bail of Shafqat. Earlier to this, an anti-terrorism court in Lahore handed over underage driver Afnan Shafqat – accused of causing the death of six members of a family while driving a car without licence – to the police for five days on physical remand. It is pertinent to mention here that six members of the same family were killed in a tragic car accident in Lahore’s Defence Phase 7 area.

The family was reportedly returning home in two cars after visiting relatives in Shadab Colony on Ferozpur Road. As they reached a roundabout, the car rammed into their vehicle. The tragic incident had also led the head of the family to traumatic stress when he saw his wife Rukhsana Bibi (45), son Husnain (25), daughter-in-law Ayesha (23), son-in-law Sajjad (30), four- month-old grandson Huzaifa, and granddaughter Anaya (4) in a pool of blood. Car driver Afnan Shafqat, who was overpowered by the locals on the spot, appeared to be a teen and the police had arrested and booked him soon after the incident. Afnan in his confessional statement said that he was driving his car at over 100 km/h. In the video statement, he admitted that he had been driving his car for one year despite his parents stopping him.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)