{"id":236263,"date":"2022-01-02T09:35:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T04:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=236263"},"modified":"2022-01-02T09:35:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T04:35:48","slug":"wasim-akram-lectures-youth-against-firing-on-new-years-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/wasim-akram-lectures-youth-against-firing-on-new-years-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"Wasim Akram lectures youth against firing on New Year\u2019s eve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nPakistan\u2019s cricket icon and former captain Wasim Akram while wishing his fans a happy new year, requested parents to tell their children to \u201cstop showing off\u201d after celebratory gunfire in Karachi claimed the life of a boy and injured several others.<br \/>\nThe former raw pacer in a video posted to his Twitter handle elaborated that by \u201cshowing off\u201d he means \u201cfiring at midnight\u2014\u2014 thaa thooo\u2014\u2014you are not a Rambo, go by some patakhas or fireworks, like I did last time for my daughter, chotay anaar, choti phuljari (smaller fireworks).\u201d<br \/>\nWasim Akram reminded the youth that bullets fired into the air will eventually come down, and a stray bullet can hit anyone. It can be a man walking down the street or a family member, he said, adding that we need to evolve as a nation, but that isn\u2019t happening.<br \/>\nHe stated that we are still following the trends of the 1970s and expressed hope that the youth will understand his message. Wasim concluded by wishing the viewers good health and a Happy New Year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD Pakistan\u2019s cricket icon and former captain Wasim Akram while wishing his fans a happy new year, requested parents to tell their children to \u201cstop showing off\u201d after celebratory gunfire in Karachi claimed the life of a boy and injured several others. 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