{
  "id": 19320409,
  "title": "BHC hands ex-MPA Abdul Majeed Achakzai 10-year sentence in traffic cop hit-and-run case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/bhc-hands-ex-mpa-abdul-majeed-achakzai-10-year-sentence-in-traffic",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-10T10:55:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2043512/bhc-hands-ex-mpa-abdul-majeed-achakzai-10-year-sentence-in-traffic-cop-hit-and-run-case"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Balochistan High Court sentenced former MPA Abdul Majeed Achakzai to ten years in prison for a hit-and-run incident that resulted in the death of traffic policeman Haji Attaullah. The court overturned Achakzai's acquittal by a local court in September 2020, following an appeal by the provincial government. Achakzai was found guilty under Section 320 of the Pakistan Penal Code for causing death through rash or negligent driving. He is also required to pay diyat to the victim's legal heirs. The Additional Sessions Judge-VI in Quetta has ordered for Achakzai's immediate arrest with non-bailable warrants. The traffic sergeant was killed in June 2017 while performing his duty at GPO Chowk in Quetta. Achakzai, who is related to opposition leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai, was initially granted bail but was later convicted in 2020.",
  "summary": "QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court on Tuesday handed former MPA Abdul Majeed Achakzai a ten-year sentence in a case regarding the death of a traffic policeman in a hit-and-run incident . A division bench comprising Justice Muhammad Amir Nawaz Rana and Justice Abdul Qayyum Lehr allowed an appeal filed by the provincial government against Achakzai’s acquittal and set aside the local court decision…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}