Tag: Kashmala Tariq

  • Families of two accident victims pardon Kashmala’s son

    Families of two accident victims pardon Kashmala’s son

    Families of two out of four men who lost their lives after being hit by a vehicle of Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women Kashmala Tariq on the Srinagar Highway, pardoned her son and driver on Tuesday.

    According to the media reports, the families submitted affidavits to the court of Additional District and Session Judge, Mohammad Sohail Fazil during the hearing of a plea for bail-before-arrest obtained by Ms Tariq’s son.

    The investigators had asked the court to cancel the bail and give physical remand of the accused but the counsel for the accused borrowed time till afternoon and brought the families of the two deceased, Farooq Ahmed and Adil, who submitted affidavits separately.

    As per the information on affidavits, “The car was driven not by Ms Tariq’s son but by the driver. They do not want any legal action against her driver and her son.”

    It further added, “For the sake of Allah, we have no objection over the release of her driver and son on bail, quash the case and discharge them from the case.”

    Later, the court issued an order stating that parents of deceased Farooq Ahmed and Adil Abbasi got their affidavits submitted.

    During the hearing, they were asked to come up one by one, and contents of the affidavits were read and explained to them in Urdu. All of them verified the contents and thumb impression on it.

    The parents had firmly stated that they had pardoned the accused and have no objection if they are released on bail.

    To nullify the case completely, affidavits from the families of the other two deceased and the two injured persons are also required, said the judge.

  • Govt to file reference against Kashmala Tariq over deadly Islamabad accident

    Govt to file reference against Kashmala Tariq over deadly Islamabad accident

    Punjab Chief Minister’s Special Assistant on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has claimed that a reference will be filed against federal ombudsperson Kashmala Tariq after her protocol vehicles crushed four men to death and injured two in a road mishap earlier this week.

    The CM’s aide said Kashmala will be removed through a reference filed by the president and the cabinet has asked the Law Ministry to move forward with the process.

    “Unfortunately, four people lost their lives due to the protocol of Kashmala Tariq,” Firdous said, calling her the “legacy” of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-) government. Tariq was appointed as the ombudsperson to adjudicate cases pertaining to women’s workplace harassment in Feb 2018 for a period of four years.

    Meanwhile, Islamabad Police has summoned Tariq and her husband Waqas Khan to record their statement in the case. The decision to summon the couple was taken after their son Azlaan failed to appear before the police to record his statement in the case. The police have also made the statement of the sole survivor of the crash as a part of the record, who alleged Azlaan was behind the wheel when the accident took place.

    FOUR DEAD IN ACCIDENT:

    Four people were killed while two were injured after a vehicle reportedly driven by the son of Federal Ombudsperson Kashmala Tariq jumped a red light and rammed into a Mehran car on Kashmir Highway.

    It was reported that five speeding vehicles, part of Kashmala’s protocol, broke a traffic signal in G-11 and crashed into two vehicles. It also claimed that one of the vehicles had a government number plate. The ombudsperson’s son and husband were travelling with their protocol when the incident happened.

    The first information report said that five men, who came from Mansehra to Islamabad to take an exam for the Anti-Narcotics Force, were travelling in a Mehran which was hit by a Lexus at the G-11 traffic signal. The FIR alleged that the vehicle was driven by the son of the ombudsperson. A bike was also hit and the rider was taken to the hospital by the people who gathered at the site of the accident.

    The complainant, who was the only one to survive the crash, said when he was rescued, people who had gathered at the site were naming Tariq’s son as the driver of the car that hit them.

  • Kashmala’s husband in custody after ‘reckless’ driving kills four in Islamabad

    Kashmala’s husband in custody after ‘reckless’ driving kills four in Islamabad

    Four people were killed while another was injured after a vehicle reportedly driven by the son of Federal Ombudsperson Kashmala Tariq rammed into a Mehran car on Kashmir Highway after it jumped a red light.

    According to report, Kashmala’s son Azlaan was also in the vehicle, but he fled the scene; however, her husband Waqas Khan was taken into custody and transferred to Ramna police station by the cops.

    Geo News reported that five speeding vehicles, part of Kashmala’s protocol, broke a traffic signal in G-11 and crashed into two vehicles. It also claimed that one of the vehicles had a government number plate. The ombudsperson’s son and husband were travelling with their protocol when the incident happened. The report said that Waqas, the husband, is in police custody.

    However, the FIR named Kashmala’s son as the driver of the vehicle that rammed into the car.

    The first information report said that five men, who came from Mansehra to Islamabad to take an exam for the Anti-Narcotics Force, were travelling in a Mehran which was hit by a Lexus at the G-11 traffic signal. The FIR alleged that the vehicle was driven by the son of the ombudsperson. A bike was also hit and the rider was taken to the hospital by the people who gathered at the site of the accident.

    The complainant, who was the only one to survive the crash, said when he was rescued, people who had gathered at the site were naming Tariq’s son as the driver of the car that hit them.

    Islamabad Police confirmed the accident but did not name the suspect. In a tweet, the police said a “tragic accident” took place at a signal in G-11 which resulted in the death of four people.

  • IN PICTURES: Kashmala Tariq ties the knot

    IN PICTURES: Kashmala Tariq ties the knot

    Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Kashmala Tariq has tied the knot with Islamabad-based businessman Waqas Khan.

    As per details, the wedding reception of Kashmala and Waqas was held on Saturday evening and attended by top elite of capital. Guests included former Air Chief Marshal (R) Abbas Khattak, former DG ISI Lt Gen (R) Asad Durrani, PTI Senator Faisal Javed Khan, Chairman Standing Committee of National Assembly on Law and Justice Riaz Fatyana, ex-MNA Zammurd Khan and Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Hamza Shafqaat among other diplomats and businessmen.

    Earlier, before the wedding reception, Kashmala and Khan also arranged Mehfil-e-Milad and qawwali.

    On her Nikkah ceremony, Kashmala wore a pristine white dress. For the main event, she opted for a traditional red ensemble with classic gold jewellery.

    Check out pictures from the events below:

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  • EXCLUSIVE: All the pictures from Kashmala Tariq’s intimate dholki

    EXCLUSIVE: All the pictures from Kashmala Tariq’s intimate dholki

    Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Kashmala Tariq is all set to tie the knot on October 31 with Islamabad-based businessman Waqas Khan.

    According to details, the wedding reception will be held in Islamabad on October 31. Festivities will also include a Mehfil-e-Milad on October 29 and qawwali on October 30.

    Friends of the bride also arranged a dholki for her and her spouse-to-be in Lahore. Pictures and videos from the event went viral on social media. Kashmala glowed in a peach-orange bespoke outfit by BNS Couture as she celebrated her upcoming nuptials. Her makeup was done by Arooj and Nida.

    While the former MNA has not made an official announcement, she sent some exclusive videos from the festivities to The Current. Check them out below:

    Kashmala shared that the hashtag #Wakash was coined by her cousins and her friend’s children. She said that they also decorated the COVID-19 safety kits which included masks and sanitisers.

  • Repeatedly offering tea or food also harrasment: Kashmala Tariq

    Repeatedly offering tea or food also harrasment: Kashmala Tariq

    Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplaces Kashmala Tariq has said that insisting someone for tea or food is tantamount to harassment.

    According to reports, Tariq, while speaking to students and faculty members of Baqai Medical University Karachi about workplace harassment on Monday, said that repeatedly sending greetings to someone if they hadn’t responded the first time, was also harassment.

    “When someone is harassed, especially women, their parents start fearing what the society would think. We must put an end to this mindset of fear,” she was quoted as saying.

    Tariq explained that Federal Ombudsman Secretariat for Protection Against Harassment (FOSPAH) also protected men’s rights and shared how only five cases a month was the frequency back when she took charge. “Now around 60 cases get reported every month,” she added while sharing how her department had contributed to restoring people’s confidence.

    To a question, she said while 80-90% of harassment cases were reported by women, men were also harassed, but mostly by other men.

    Tariq had last year also said that harassment is not limited to sexual assault only and could be of any kind. “If anyone is insisting for tea, it also comes in the form of harassment.”

    She had explained later:

    “I said unwelcoming n unwanted text messages n stalking on social media is also harassment. And then I gave examples. Media shall not take just one line out of context pls [sic].”