Summary Govt maintains Umar Akmal is a national hero and has already received punishment for what he did.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – In the recent development in Umar Akmal, traffic warden brawl case, Punjab government has allegedly pressured Lahore police to drop charges against the national cricketer, Dunya News reported.
According to sources, government is pressuring the police to withdraw charges and not to prosecute Umar Akmal. Police hasn’t expressed any consent to bow to the pressure as of yet.
According to police, Akmal not only attacked a traffic warden in the uniform, but also issued statements against the police force. Police maintains that the charges will not be dropped and the cricketer will be prosecuted.
Meanwhile, the government maintains that Umar Akmal is a national hero and has already received punishment for what he did whereas court has summoned the cricketer on March 11.
The fast-rising batsman was arrested by police in the eastern city of Lahore on February 1 and held for hours before being released on bail.
An official said Friday that a local sessions court had issued an order for Akmal to appear on March 11.
Akmal denies the charges and accused the police of one-sided action.
He hit a brilliant unbeaten 89-ball 102 to lift Pakistan from a struggling 117-6 to 248-8 against minnows Afghanistan in the Asia Cup match on Thursday.
Pakistan bowled Afghanistan out for 176 to win by 72 runs.
Meanwhile Akmal s elder brother Kamran was also fined for a separate traffic violation in Lahore on Thursday.
Kamran, however, avoided trouble by admitting talking on his mobile phone while driving.
"It was my mistake so I surrendered before the warden who fined me," Kamran told reporters.
