Jibran Nasir demands 'swift action' in Karsaz car accident case amid delay in Natasha's blood test report

Prominent lawyer and human rights activist Jibran Nasir has urged immediate action in the Kasaz car accident case amid the delay in accused driver Natasha Danish's blood test results, which has stalled further legal proceedings.

Nasir took to the microblogging platform X to express his concerns about the slow progress in the case.

He mentioned that the Investigation Officer and Superintendent of Police (SP) Investigation, Karachi East mentioned on Wednesday, August 21, that accused driver Natasha Danish Iqbal's blood samples had been sent for chemical examination.

Mr Jibran revealed citing police officials that the report would be received within five days from the lab.

“Today is the 7th day and the victim's family has no update. The police must immediately update the victim/complainant family about the findings of the chemical report,” he asserted.

Investigation Officer and SP Investigation Karachi East informed us on Wednesday 21 August that blood samples of Driver Natasha in #KarsazIncident have been submitted for Chemical Examination and report will be received within 5 days from the lab. Today is the 7th day and the…

— M. Jibran Nasir 🇵🇸 (@MJibranNasir) August 28, 2024

The horrific accident on August 19 sparked outrage in the country after Natasha Danish Iqbal, daughter-in-law of the business tycoon family, Gul Ahmed, crashed her car into several vehicles on a nearby lane at Karsaz road in Karachi, killing a father and daughter and injuring four others.

CCTV footage of the deadly accident revealed that suspect struck another car and bike on the same road.

She attempted to flee the scene by overspeeding and crashed into the motorbike of the father and daughter, as shown in the footage.

A case of the incident was registered at Bahadurabad police station on the complaint of the brother of the deceased man.

The Karsaz car accident case is currently pending in court. On August 21, the accused woman was sent on a judicial remand for 14 days.

Natasha Iqbal's lawyer initially claimed that she was mentally unstable and that the family was unaware of when she had taken the car from home.

However, she was declared “mentally fit” by the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC) Department of Psychiatry.