Tariq Altaf

Tariq Altaf (1946–2001) was a diplomat of the government of Pakistan.

History

Tariq Altaf served as

High Commissioner to Canada

until September 21, 2001 when he died as a result of a car crash.

He was heading home in a chauffeured car on Sussex Drive in Ottawa, when it collided with a vehicle driven by a seventeen-year-old male, pushing both vehicles into oncoming traffic. The teenager was charged in October, 2001 with careless driving and driving with improper tires. Pakistani officials expressed satisfaction with the charges.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Husain Haqqani	Pakistan Ambassador to Sri Lanka 1993 – 2000	Succeeded by unknown

References

^ Associated Press, "Teen charged in crash that killed Pakistani envoy". Ottawa Citizen, October 3, 2001: B8.
^ "Crash kills Pakistani diplomat". The Vancouver Province. September 23, 2001. pp. A31.
^ "Pakistan envoy dies after collision". The Globe and Mail. September 22, 2001. pp. A16.

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[1] Associated Press, "Teen charged in crash that killed Pakistani envoy". Ottawa Citizen, October 3, 2001: B8.

[2] "Crash kills Pakistani diplomat". The Vancouver Province. September 23, 2001. pp. A31.

[3] "Pakistan envoy dies after collision". The Globe and Mail. September 22, 2001. pp. A16.

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