Sister of Sindh Universities and Boards Minister Ismail Rahoo has lost her life in an overnight road accident in Badin on Friday.
The accident took place when two vehicles collided head-on around the Khorwah Chowk, killing two people including Husna, the minister’s sister and injuring three others, police said.
Rahoo last month took oath as the minister of universities and boards after Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah unveiled a significant cabinet reshuffle, involving key portfolio reassignments and the induction of two new members.
The minister was allotted the Ministry of Universities and Boards Department, which he also held in the previous tenure of the PPP-led Sindh government.
Police said that accident left five people injured, who were shifted to the Taluka Hospital Golarchi for medical treatment.
Husna was being shifted to a hospital in Karachi when she succumbed to the injuries.
The minister’s brother, Aslam Rahoo, said that funeral prayers will be offered at 12:30 pm in Rahuki village.
Earlier this month, seven nomads, including six family members, were killed and six others injured when a high-speed truck ran over workers sleeping on the roadside near Kuddan Hotel, Shikarpur.
According to reports, the truck, loaded with vegetables, collided with an electric pole before veering out of control and crashing into the nomads’ camp. The accident resulted in seven workers dying at the scene, while six others sustained injuries.
Police stated that the tragedy occurred due to the driver losing control of the vehicle, with initial investigations pointing to excessive speed as the cause.
The incident follows two separate accidents in Balochistan earlier the same week, which claimed at least 13 lives, including women and children, and left scores injured.
Local authorities reported that six people lost their lives and 17 others were seriously injured when a passenger coach rammed into an oncoming truck near Zero Point in Lasbela’s Uthal.
In the other incident, seven people died and 16 were hurt after a coach crashed in Hub-Winder.
Fatal road accidents are common in Pakistan, where traffic rules are rarely followed and roads in many rural areas are in poor condition.
