Pakistan

Suspect involved in Wasim Akram shooting tenders apology

Major (retd) Amirul Rehman in a letter to Akram apologizes for 'sad incident'

Web Desk August 30, 2015

Former cricketer Wasim Akram. PHOTO COURTESY: CRICINFO

The prime suspect involved in a case of firing at former cricketer Wasim Akram tendered an apology to the cricket superstar on Sunday.

The suspect, Major (retd) Amirul Rehman, wrote a letter to the former Pakistan cricket captain, unconditionally apologizing for the"sad incident", adding that he had to face strong opposition from his family due to the road-rage incident.

“You are our national hero, our pride. How can I think to fight with you?” he wrote in his letter.

Read: Road rage incident: Wasim Akram’s attacker held

A letter sent by Major (retd) Aamir Rehman to Wasim Akram.

However, what impact this letter will leave on the legal matter vis-à-vis the firing incident is yet to be ascertained.

On August 5, Akram remained unhurt following an attack on his car near National Stadium in Karachi.

Read: Road rage incident: Wasim Akram’s attacker held

Akram’s car met with an accident on Karsaz Road near National Stadium. Following a row with the driver of the car, a 2002 Honda Civic, the private guard sitting with the driver fired at Akram’s car. Before police could arrive at the scene, the driver and his guards managed to flee. However, there were no casualties reported during the incident.

After the incident, Akram called the police helpline 15 and registered a complaint.

COMMENTS (30)

Ahmed Ata | 9 years ago | Reply The apology is for all the wrong reasons. Simply pathetic! This shows the arrogance of our servicemen.

Ahmed Shafique | 9 years ago | Reply Am I the only one who thinks that the General in question is a threat to the Safety of general public? Even if Wasim Akram refuses to press charges how can a person who tries to murder someone after hitting someones car be roaming free on the streets of Karachi?

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Aam Admi Bechara | 9 years ago | Reply When would waseem akram apologize for his role in Pakistan's loss in 1999 World Cup ?

idiots | 9 years ago | Reply before you guys start commenting like jungalis, read again. it was the guard that fired not the major

TiffinBox | 9 years ago | Reply @pakistan, time for you to be a hero. Jail this fella.

Rollin & Trollin | 9 years ago | Reply Wasim Akram, being the nice guy that he his, forgive and forget seem to be in line with his nature. But imagine if something like this happened to IK ? The 'good' Major would most likely be 'permanently' retired there and then !

Farhan | 9 years ago | Reply Had the been someone else in place of Wasim Akram. The ego filled general would have did or made his driver fire the shots and killed the guy. He is just out of luck that other side happens to be a celebrity. Otherwise, what value does human life hold in Pakistan to these people and now he is sorry.

Rollin & Trollin | 9 years ago | Reply @Arsalan Hyder: And I thought "Democracy was the best revenge..." ? Guess one never knows...

Naman | 9 years ago | Reply All in the spirit of good will.......and seeing what a tool of kindness apologies are... Would Waseem Akram Bhai apologize for being part of bribery and commission scandal. Would he apologize that he misled and disspointed the trust of Pakistanis by intentionally and willfully orchestrating defeats of Pakistani team by losing matches for monetary gain. The ball swings both ways.

Javed qamer | 9 years ago | Reply The Retd. Major tried to kill Wasim. What does tendering of apology mean. Send him behind bars for attempted murder.

REFORM | 9 years ago | Reply Reference Wasim Akhtar road rage:How state would its case against retired Major, who fired at car.Let me share my knowledge, how developed countries deal such cases.Pakistan has same provisions of law as any developed country has.when offender commits serious crime, the person causes grievance to respondont/complainant as well as state .Therefore, if complainant withdraws the complain, still complaint of state is yet to be pursued by the prosecution. At Oslo (Norway), my friend who owned a restaurant there. He told me interesting incident. Once, a customer who was drunk came in the restaurant, and started abusing hotel staff. They manhandled drunk customer. one of customer recorded brawl scene on his cell phone, and handed clipping to police. Police registered the case.The owner appeased drunk customer with handsome compensation, yet prosecution didn't withdraw case against hotel staff. In cricketer wasim, case and other cases where people conveniently withdraw cases, state case must be followed until logical end.

Parvez | 9 years ago | Reply Two quick questions ; 1. If he were not Wasim Akram would the Major have apologized ? 2. If he were not Wasim Akram would he still be alive ? ' Road rage ' is something the normal man on the street puts up with daily....it is a result of an absence of discipline due to bad policing, due to bad governance. The military man being isolated from such mundane stuff reacted violently when exposed to it......is it fair that the common man must endure this.

Afzal | 9 years ago | Reply The person who fired should be charged with attempted murder.

Muhammad | 9 years ago | Reply @powvow: Do not speak for RAWs sins. We know RAW for its crimes.

Disgusting | 9 years ago | Reply It is the media and comments here that have assumed the apology would do! No Sir. This man will go through the process according to law failing which it would be the law enforces who would be subject to prosecution. No wonder he is retired early. Armed Forces don't keep gangsters for long.

Blithe | 9 years ago | Reply Our great and good army produces this mindset . The only reason he is apologizing to waseem Akram is because he is "a national hero". If it were an ordinary civilian , he would not have even apologized, This called putting the boot on the civilian neck

shahid | 9 years ago | Reply You fire a bullet to do harm, maybe death, then you run for cover, hide and not voluntarily come forward to meet and apologize ..till dragged out from your hiding, pushed by your family in favor of Waseem, and you have the cheek to tender apology. Initially in first one or two days, we can understand, but now it seems a bit too late for such expectation to be forgiven; I hope persons like you should be taken to task, as you are responsible for attempted murder, cause bodily harm, make actions which could have injured or more the surrounding innocent public; and you must be punished for road rage.. You had, rather said, you have, NO right to your executed actions including showing your tantrums under cover of road rage.. you are potentially a menace to society, unreliable and volatile. You must be reprimanded and punished to make you tame, learn and behave properly on the street with other Pakistanis; Waseem should at least go through the motion of legal process to make you fit in your own shoes.

ak alam | 9 years ago | Reply Just his apology letter is not acceptable. What if bullet fired by him could hit W.Akram. Wasem akram could have hurted seriously if the bullet had pierced in his body. This person should be punished along with the suspension of his armor and army license .Authority should have to set the example by punishing this man.

Arsalan Hyder | 9 years ago | Reply Forgiving is the better than revenge! It was a case of road rage nothing more, Mr. Akram could have dragged him in the court and the case could have taken months, Mr. Aamir called me numerous times to apologize over the issue he is on the verge of losing his job... I have shared the details on my social accounts to provide proof, the formal proceedings will be carried tomorrow for the same. Its the kindness of Mr. Akram to forgive him. Things should not be blown out of proportion here, a shot was fired and the criminal got punishment by forced cancellation of his arms license, interim relief was given to the driver once we accepted the apology. The (Rtd) office is sorry for his actions and has apologized in a civilized manner. Repenting his action and respecting the law he agreed to the terms put forward. Regards, Arsalan Shah Business Manager Wasim Akram

Blithe | 9 years ago | Reply Is he going to be reinstated in the army to avoid civilian prosecution ???

Ch. Allah Daad | 9 years ago | Reply Shameless creature apologized because Akram was a national hero and public was on his side. If there had been an ordinary person involved, the ex major would have shown him his true colours with full might. The mindset of these people is the reason we have become so worthless.

Sandip | 9 years ago | Reply @Perez a khan: Really? So the punishment for attempted murders in Pakistani law is community service? Wow! Pakistan is a nice place for murderers in that case. No wonder the Malik Ishaaqs and Hafiz Saeeds are enjoying their lives to the fullest without any fear of the law.

powvow | 9 years ago | Reply If the Pakistani security apparatus investigates each outrage as it did now, it will realize that Pakistanis are killing themselves... and no RAW is involved as is often blamed.

Imran Qadri | 9 years ago | Reply Dear Major, Problem isn't you being his fan or Wasim being national hero, Problem actually is that your driver hit Wasim's Mercedes, You or your driver must have thought that its an expensive car so repairs would cost alot too so your driver ran away after hitting his car,when Wasim chased and cornered you, your guard fired at him either to murder him or just to frighten him not to further chase you. So you're basically facing an attempted murder case,I don't think such an apology would work unless Wasim is gracious enough to forgive you. State still can file a case against you for firing and terrorizing people.

Zaida Parvez | 9 years ago | Reply Can a civilian tender such an apology and get away with it? No.

Stewart J | 9 years ago | Reply Retired army personnel must not be allowed to carry guns. They are civilians. How irresponsible is it to draw a gun and fire just because there is a kerfuffle on the road??

Perez a khan | 9 years ago | Reply Dear sir, I am ashamed to learn that retd major would do what this clown did . He should be punished by confiscation of gun used and a hefty fine. He should be sentenced to do public service like serving meals in an orphanage. Perhaps it may teach him to be humble and not a pharoah.

pro bono publico | 9 years ago | Reply The major should be locked up for attempted murder.

Whiskey Khan | 9 years ago | Reply Though I have a lot of respect for the armed forces personnel but cannot accept them as People above the Law. To establish the Law as above All, this gentleman must be treated as per the Law.

AbbasJaan | 9 years ago | Reply He is sorry because he got caught. he tried his best to hide. Only the police had to drag him out of his hiding because he almost shot a national celebrity. I have 0 trust the end result would be the same if this retird major shot some civilian like me. There would be zero apologies and he wouldn't even be found. This guy got bail before arrest. Goes to show how much faith we need to have in our judicial system. Jungle rules, jungle laws and jungli awaam. sad

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