CJP remains unhurt in car accident: SC

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed remained unhurt after his convoy met with an accident near Rashakai, the Supreme Court’s (SC) spokesperson said on Friday.
The spokesperson said that one of the cars in CJP Gulzar’s convoy had an accident as he was travelling to Kohat to attend the funeral of Justice Yahya Afridi’s father. The spokesperson said the accident took place near Rashakai town in Mardan.
“Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and his car are safe,” said the spokesperson.
It was reported on Thursday that SC’s Justice Yahya Afridi’s father Omar Khan Afridi had passed away. Remembered as an outstanding civil servant, Afridi had previously served as the chief secretary for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and later an interior minister. His funeral prayers took place around 3:00 pm in his native village of Babri Banda, in district Kohat, on Friday.
In a statement issued a day ago, the CJP and other honourable judges of the SC expressed deep sorrow and grief over the sad demise of Afridi’s father. The judges extended their heartfelt condolences and sincere sympathies to the members of the bereaved family of the departed soul.
“They prayed to Almighty Allah to shower His blessings upon the departed soul and to give patience to the bereaved family members to bear this irreparable loss with equanimity (Ameen),” the statement further read.