Wasim Akram with his Australian wife Shaniera Akram. Source: Mohamed Nasir
The event is called "Lets Bowl Out Cancer"
Talking to the audience in Melbourne Waseem shared his story as to how long he has been associated with the charity “I was first one with Imran bhai, we laid the first brick, we planted the first tree”.
Source: Mohamed Nasir
He then went on telling the audience on how important the cause is and it cannot run without the support of people who donate regularly. “It is the only cancer hospital in the world where the poor are treated free of cost”.
Waseem lightened the mood by sharing a comic story from cricketing days and Shaniera shared her story of meeting Waseem and not knowing how famous he was.
Watch the event coverage & listen to the full comic story below:
While talking to SBS Urdu, Waseem said “It has been an amazing experience so far being associated with Shaukat Khanum. The role is very rewarding knowing that I can do my bit to help the underprivileged. I urge each and every Pakistani to open their hearts and donate to this special cause.”
When asked how has the response been in Australia so far, Waseem mentioned, the response has been amazing. People have come out and donated from their hearts. We had a very successful campaign in Sydney yesterday and hope to do the same here today in Melbourne.
Source: Mohamed Nasir
The target of this campaign is to start work on the new hospital in Karachi, which is expected to start by July 2018 and completed in 2020.
Dr Sobia Rashid & Dr Rashid Bashir (Melbourne Organisers pictured above) told SBS Urdu that the response has been incredible. They have raised an unprecedented amount for the charity and are very humbled and thankful for people to openly donate to the cause.
Source: Mohamed Nasir
