Former Pakistan Cricket captain and legendary player Wasim Akram had a near death experience in a road rage incident in Karachi. The ex-cricketer however is unhurt after an unidentified person opened fire at him, but the bullet went on to hit Akram's Mercedes Benz. The incident happened when Wasim Akram was on his way to National Stadium and was supposed to conduct a training camp for young fast bowlers.
Speaking more on the incident to reporters, Wasim Akram said, “A car hit mine, I stopped him and then this guy stepped out and fired at my car. When I asked the driver to come out he suddenly opened fire at me. He was definitely an official, I have noted the number of the car and given it to the police. I am still in shock. There was no threat. I was going to to stadium for the camp. Your (media) job is to find out who that person was. If he can do it with me, then you can imagine what he would do with the common man.”
Initially it was believed that the gunman did not intend on firing at the cricketer, but later Akram reportedly stated that the person was about to shoot him when somebody revealed who he was. He said, “He tried to shoot me, his gun was pointing at me, then people told him my identity and he fired at the side of my car. Had the people not told him about me, he would have shot me.” The case is currently being investigated by the local authority though prima facie it appears to be a case of road rage incident.
