KARACHI: A court on Friday acquitted a woman, who was involved in the August 2024 Karsaz road accident, in a drug case for want of evidence.
On Aug 19, 2024, a speeding Toyota Land Cruiser, driven by accused Natasha Danish, hit three motorcycles and another car on Karsaz Road, killing 60-year-old Imran Arif and his 22-year-old daughter Amna, as well as wounding three others.
She was arrested and booked on murder charges. Later, another case was registered against her after medical reports confirmed that she was under the influence of methamphetamine (ice) at the time of driving.
In October 2024, Danish was acquitted in the murder case after a “compromise” with the heirs of deceased and wounded.
On Friday, a judicial magistrate (East) acquitted the accused in the drug case and observed that the prosecution failed to prove the charges.
Later, talking to the media, defence counsel Fawad Khichi said no traces of the narcotic were found in her chemical examinations and blood tests.
He alleged that the police had tampered with the samples taken from his client, adding that the investigating officer in the case had “hidden the blood test report”.
She was tried in a case registered under Section 11 (drinking liable to tazir) of the Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order (PEHO) of 1979.
Published in Dawn, September 5th, 2026
