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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nVeteran Pakistani politician and former senator Taj Muhammad Afridi died Friday after sustaining critical injuries in a road accident on the M-1 Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway.\n\nHis vehicle veered off the road near the Colonel Sher Khan Interchange in Swabi district while he was traveling from Islamabad to Peshawar, Motorway Police said.\n\n### Who was Taj Muhammad Afridi?\n\nTaj Muhammad Afridi was a PML-N politician from the former tribal district of Khyber in northwestern Pakistan. He served as a senator from March 2015 to March 2021, and later as caretaker provincial minister for Relief and Rehabilitation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from January to August 2023.\n\nOfficials said a mechanical fault appeared to have caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle, sending it into the road's verge. Courtesy: Motorway Police\n\nHe was also known for his business interests, including contracts for NATO operations in Afghanistan.\n\n### What caused the M-1 Motorway crash?\n\nMotorway Police officer Rizwan Nasim told _Nukta_ that Afridi and his driver, Fazal Jan, were injured and shifted to Mardan Medical Complex, where doctors later pronounced Afridi dead.\n\nOfficials said a mechanical fault appeared to have caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle, sending it into the road's verge. Recovery teams and heavy machinery were dispatched to retrieve the vehicle.\n\n### How did Pakistan's government respond to Afridi's death?\n\nKhyber Pakhtunkhwa's provincial government and governor expressed condolences to Afridi's family following the news of his death.\n\nProvincial Information Minister Shafi Jan said in a statement that Afridi's contributions to politics and public service would always be remembered. No federal government statement had been issued at the time of publication.\n\n### What was Afridi's political career before his death?\n\nAfridi contested the 2021 Senate elections from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on a general seat as a candidate of the Balochistan Awami Party.\n\nHe later joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz alongside his brother, Shah Jee Gul Afridi, a former member of the National Assembly. The M-1 Motorway, one of Pakistan's major transport routes, connects the capital Islamabad with Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.",
  "title": "Former PML-N senator Taj Muhammad Afridi dies in M-1 Motorway crash"
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