Wasim Akram's Car Fired at in Karachi: Latest Details and Comments

Pakistan cricket legend Wasim Akram has escaped unhurt after his car was fired at in Karachi on Wednesday during a "road rage" incident.

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Arrest Made in Shooting; Culprit Obtains Anticipatory Bail 

Monday, Aug. 10

"The main suspect in the road rage incident involving former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram has obtained [an] anticipatory bail from a sessions court here today," reported Press Trust of India (h/t CricketCountry.com), which added:

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The sessions court granted pre-arrest bail to Major [retd.] Amirul Rehman, who is said to be the unidentified person who first aimed a gun at Wasim and then fired a bullet at his car last Wednesday after a road accident near the National Stadium. According to a police official, the sessions court judge Nadeem Ahmed Khan granted pre-arrest bail court against a surety bond of Rs. 30,000 after the retired Major had submitted an application for interim bail.

The judge, however, said the bail has to be reconfirmed at the next hearing on [Aug. 20]. 

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The Press Trust of India (h/t NDTV Sports) reported police arrested a man for shooting at Akram's car on Aug. 8:

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"The police have detained one suspect after raid on his home in Quaidabad's Daud Chowrangi locality," [Deputy Inspector General] Karachi-East Zone Munir Ahmed Shaikh was quoted as saying by Dawn News.

He said the arrested suspect is the driver of the vehicle which hit the legendary cricketer's car on the busy road of Karsaz area here on Wednesday that resulted in an exchange of words and the reported shooting. 

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As noted by NDTV Sports on Aug. 5, the former Test captain was travelling from his home to the national stadium as part of a new coaching assignment he has assumed with the Pakistan Cricket Board. The piece went on to explain the reported circumstances surrounding the attempted shooting and Akram's reaction:

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Akram's car was caught in a traffic accident and an altercation followed. During this exchange, someone fired and a bullet hit the tyre of Akram's car, in what seems to be a case of road rage.

Police said Akram was not the intended target but was lucky to escape the bullet. However, the 49-year-old legend said the car deliberately rammed into his vehicle from behind. Akram was not at the wheels.

"A car hit mine, I stopped him and then his guy stepped out and fired at my car," he said live on the Express News channel.

"He was definitely an official, I have noted the number of the car and given it to the police.”

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As noted by ESPN Cricinfo, Akram escaped unharmed from the incident. In the aforementioned piece, Arsalan Hyder, Akram's manager, said the assailants “tried to jam his car to one side and opened fire.”

Akram also told Geo News that one of the bullets barely missed him before making contact with the car wheel.

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Geo News noted that Deputy Inspector General Shaikh has retrieved CCTV footage of the incident to be examined. The police have ruled out the prospect of a premeditated attack on Akram, saying to the media that “it is a classic case of road rage,” per Faraz Khan of the Express Tribune.

Akram is described as "perhaps the best left-arm fast bowler of all time" by ESPN Cricinfo. The former Pakistan captain took 414 Test wickets and 502 more dismissals in one-day international matches in his distinguished career.