Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Former senator and businessman Taj Muhammad Afridi was killed in an M-1 Motorway accident near Swabi on Friday, the National Highways and Motorway Police said.
A Motorway Police spokesperson said the vehicle carrying Afridi lost control and plunged off the road on the Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway. His driver sustained injuries in the crash.
Officials said Afridi was travelling from Islamabad to Peshawar when the accident occurred. Preliminary investigations suggested that a mechanical fault caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle.
Motorway Police and rescue teams reached the scene and carried out emergency response operations. Officials said Afridi died in the accident, while the injured driver received medical assistance.
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Afridi served in the Senate of Pakistan from March 2015 to March 2021. He also served as caretaker provincial minister for Relief and Rehabilitation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from January to August 2023.
Afridi was also known as a business figure. He owned an oil refinery and had worked as a contractor for NATO operations in Afghanistan.
He joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in June 2023. He later contested an October 2025 Senate by-election for a general seat from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as an independent candidate but was unsuccessful.
