'I have no political agenda', Wasim Akram tells Sindh minister

Former fast bowler Wasim Akram on Monday told Sindh Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, that he holds no political agenda in highlighting the woes of the Karchiites after the port city was seen flooded with rainwater during the third spell of monsoon.

In a tweet, he said that his earlier reaction to the flooded roads and blocked drainage system of the city came out as a citizen of Pakistan "who cares for the welfare of people in his hometown."

The spat between the two prominent personalities of Pakistan began when Akram took his disappointment to Twitter earlier in the day and said that he was not surprised to see that the rainwater had taken over the city yet again. He had called for the immediate attention of the authorities and termed it a serious problem for city dwellers.

Following Akram's tweet, the provincial minister had slammed ex-captain of the Pakistan cricket team and invited him to visit Karachi and "inspect [the] streets of Karachi and see how water has been drained from all roads".

Shah had lashed out at the former left-arm pacer, saying that if he had tweeted on the Karachi rain situation on hearsay, then he had "disappointed millions of people in Sindh".

"I invite my neighbor Wasim Akram 2 come wid me now n inspect streets of Khi n c how water has been drained 4m all roads.I’m sure tht if u r sincere then u’ll defntly go n if u’ve tweeted on hearsay then thr is no one more irspnsbl than u bcz u’ve disapntd millions of ppl in Sindh," he tweeted.

However, Shah had said that the images and video clips of urban flooding in Karachi being shared on social media were old. He said that the city’s majority areas had been cleared of rainwater and a wrong impression was being created due to “the sharing of photographs of the previous rain-related incidents on social media”.