Govt to honour Mufti Abdul Shakoor with civil award posthumous
Pakistan
No evidence of terrorism found against Mufti Abdul Shakoor, says Sanaullah
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The federal government on Monday decided to honour deceased minister for religious affairs Mufti Abdul Shakoor with a civil award posthumous after the National Assembly (NA) passed a resolution seeking a national award for the minister, who had breathed his last in a deadly road accident.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved the proposal and directed the cabinet division to prepare a summary in this regard.
The resolution, tabled by PML-N MNA Murtaza Javed Abbasi, while mourning the loss pushed investigation agencies to conduct an investigation into Mufti Shakoor’s death and bring all the facts before the nation. The resolution also paid tribute to the deceased minister for his religious, national, and political services.
The resolution stated that the nation would remember his services for establishing peace in erstwhile Fata. “He convinced the Saudi government to lower Hajj expenses,” the resolution read.
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Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, responding to the demand, said no evidence of terrorism against deceased federal religious affairs minister Mufti Abdul Shakoor had been found yet as it was a road accident. “Security forces are conducting a probe into the incident,” he added.
Earlier, a police report, establishing causes of Mr Shakoor's death, had said that an over-speeding vehicle crashed into his car that resulted in his death. The vehicle that crashed into the JUI-F leader's car was going over the speed limit, the report established.
A case had been lodged with the Secretariat Islamabad police station on the complaint of JUI leader Haji Qudrat Ullah. According to the complainant, Molana came to his house before Iftar, and left for the Parliament Lodges at 8:22pm. Later, the complainant was informed by cook, who received a call from Mufti's driver, about the incident at 10pm.
