Cricket star Umar Akmal. PHOTO: AFP
LAHORE: A court in Lahore issued an arrest warrant for cricketer Umar Akmal for not attending a hearing of traffic warden assault case, Express News reported on Thursday.
The court ordered that Akmal should appear before the bench on March 11.
Akmal was arrested on February 1 for allegedly violating traffic rules, interfering in government work and “scuffling” with a traffic official.
The sportsperson was detained at the Gulberg Circle police station for a few hours, before being released on a personal surety bond of Rs100,000. He was granted bail by a court on February 2.
An FIR was registered against him under Sections 279 (rash driving), 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions) and 353 (assault to deter public servant).
Akmal is in Bangladesh right now for the Asia Cup.
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Traffic Police is Worst Police. They are responsible for accidents on roads. By beating Traffic Warden Akmal did good Job. He must be rewarded for his Bravery act. :)
shame on judiciary
Great chance for this guy to become a politician in Pakistan.
Destroy cricket and cricketers. They pose political challenge after retirement.
In any other country the selectors and the PCB would not have selected him for the Bangladesh tour in the first place. UK, Get your civil record straight before representing the country!
No one should be above the law and no one should even be given the chance to think so, be it Akmal or anyone else.
@ salman Angels for Whom : For the corrupt rulers or for rhe citizens !!
Were not these the same courts who issued orders to sell sugar at PKR 40/-? Were they implemented? Time wasters are all departments & bodies of country.
like these traffic wardens are angel
If Akmal was wrong he should be punished but he is outside of the country on national duty and the court should not be so unreasonable.
These traffic policemen are always on a power trip.
equality in the eyes of the law. (y)
you cant be serious, I dont know how much weight this holds, but he may be out for the T20 world cup?