Islamabad Police seeks travel ban on US diplomat who killed biker

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Police on Monday have requested a travel ban on the US diplomat involved in a fatal incident in a letter to the interior ministry and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).According to Geo News, the Federal Police moved to put the diplomat on Exit Control List (ECL) after reports that the official may leave the country. On Saturday, according to the sources, a ticket was booked in his name on a foreign airline but the bid was foiled with FIA's help. The Foreign Office on Sunday summoned US Ambassador to Pakistan, Richard Hale, where Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms Tehmina Janjua lodged a protest according to the diplomatic procedure over the killing of 19-year-old Muhammad Attique Baig and injuring 21-year-old Raheel Ahmed in a road accident by a vehicle being driven by US Defence Attaché (Air Force) Col Joseph Emanuel.Attique Baig was killed on the spot and Raheel Ahmed was seriously injured and admitted to a local hospital when, apparently, Col Joseph Emanuel jumped the traffic at the Daman-e-Koh traffic signal on Khayaban-e-Iqbal at around midday on Saturday.The CCTV footage of the incident indicates that the white Land Cruiser jumped the red light and hit the motorbike being driven by Muhammad Attique while Raheel Ahmed was on the back seat. The accident resulted in Muhammad Attique’s death on the spot while Raheel Ahmed sustained serious injuries.The US Embassy issued an official statement regarding the incident which says: “The US Embassy expresses its deep sympathy to the family of the deceased and those injured in a tragic traffic accident involving a US Embassy vehicle on April 7. Embassy officials are cooperating with local authorities who are investigating the accident.”Meanwhile, the Foreign Office spokesman, in a statement, said: “The Foreign Ministry is closely following investigation into the road accident involving a US diplomat which led to the tragic death of a Pakistani citizen in Islamabad.”Earlier, in his meeting with Foreign Secretary Ms Janjua, the US ambassador expressed sympathies with the bereaved family over the tragic loss and extended assurance of full cooperation in the investigations of the accident.

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