QUETTA: A First Information Report (FIR) has been lodged in the Civil Line police station against unknown persons for a hit-and-run incident that took place here at GPO Chowk on Tuesday.

Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party MPA Dr. Abdul Majeed Khan Achakzai?s speeding car on Tuesday hit and collided with another car at the GPO Chowk intersection, sandwiching Traffic Sergeant Sub-Inspector Haji Ataullah in between and leaving him critically wounded. The police official, despite being rushed and admitted to a hospital, succumbed to the injuries and passed away later.

While the MPA?s car was taken into custody and its driver detained, according to police claims, the case was registered under Sergeant Asim against unidentified persons.

It is still unclear whether the police claims were true, and if they were, why the case was filed against unknown persons.