Karachi court acquits driver in drug case filed over 2024 accident that killed 2 in Karsaz
A Karachi court on Friday acquitted Natasha Danish, who was involved in the August 2024 Karsaz road accident , in a drug case against her, citing lack of evidence. On Aug 19, 2024, a speeding Toyota Land Cruiser, driven by 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. The driver was…
On August 19, 2024, a speeding Toyota Land Cruiser driven by Natasha Danish collided with three motorcycles and another car on Karsaz Road, resulting in the deaths of 60-year-old Imran Arif and his 22-year-old daughter Amna, as well as injuries to three others. Danish was initially arrested and booked on murder charges. In October 2024, she was acquitted in the murder case after a "compromise" between the parties.
In August 2024, a separate case was filed against Danish for driving under the influence of methamphetamine (ice) during the accident. She was subsequently charged under Section 11 (drinking liable to tazir) of the Prohibition (Enforcement of Hadd) Order (PEHO) 1979. The prosecution failed to present sufficient evidence at a judicial hearing in May 2025, resulting in her acquittal in the drug case.
Danish's legal counsel, Fawad Ali Khichi, stated that no traces of the illicit narcotic methamphetamine were found in her blood tests. He also alleged that the police had tampered with the samples and concealed the blood test report. On May 2025, a judicial magistrate had rejected Danish's acquittal plea for the drug case, setting her indictment for June 21.
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