His brother Mumammad Qasim said in a police report that Azam regularly drove on the route near Taftan, a small village near the country’s border crossing with Iran, and had no ties with Taliban, Reuters reported.
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Pakistani authorities are obliged to investigate the incident, per police protocol.
Mohammad Azam’s family says they are seeking justice after the father of four was killed along with Taliban leader.
“Who will feed them now?”.
Meanwhile, Azam’s family have filed a police case on murder and terrorism charges against US government officials. The lawsuit claims that no one from the USA government has contacted them about compensation for the driver’s death.
Mansour was in a vehicle near the Pakistani town of Ahmad Wal on 21 May when he was killed in an American drone strike, along with what Washington described as a “second male combatant”.
It does not name Mansour, identifying him only as Muhammad Wali, an identity he had been using while in Pakistan, complete with identification documents and a passport. He rejected a seat in a Quetta-bound minibus.
The statement by the State Department statement also indicates that the United States wants Pakistan also to act against the Afghan Taliban leaders who are allegedly hiding inside its territory, in return for USA help in targeting TTP leaders in Afghanistan. The attack occurred after a stop in the town of Ahmad Wal, some 35 kilometers from Afghan airspace.
Aziz, during a meeting with Afghan Ambassador Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal, reportedly expressed serious concerns over the us drone strikes in its country, reports the Khaama Press. “Drone attacks are an attack on Pakistan’s sovereignty”, he said.
The U.S. Secretary of State of John Kerry, on the other hand, said in a statement the day after the May 21 drone strike that “this action sends a clear message to the world that we will continue to work with our Afghan partners”.
According to security officials, more than 100 militants, including several commanders were killed and hundreds injured since confirmation of Mansour’s death.
Interior Minsiter also said that, DNA reports confirmed the death of Mullah Akhtar Mansour, corps of slain Taliban leader has been handed over to his heirs after completing all legal requirements. One leader alleged that the drone strike against Mansour was an attempt to distracted from US military failures against the Taliban, the Islamic State, and other jihadist groups operating in Afghanistan.
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Mansoor had refused to participate in a peace process initiated by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that included Pakistan, the United States and China.
