Tag: Jinnah International Airport Karachi

  • 15 lakhs goes missing from passenger’s carry-on on flight from Karachi

    15 lakhs goes missing from passenger’s carry-on on flight from Karachi

    A Pakistani-born United States (US) citizen— Imtiaz Rafiq— lost his cash worth $8,000 (1,514,256) while travelling to Houston from Jinnah International Airport, Karachi via Doha on Qatar Airways reports Geo News.

    As per the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the money went missing from Rafiq’s backpack. He claimed that at Doha airport he checked his bag and realised the cash was gone.

    He has registered a complaint and asked for an investigation into the incident.

    According to Rafiq, he doubts that the money was stolen in Karachi as he had removed his backpack from his shoulders twice at the Karachi airport and found the cash in the backpack. He believes it likely happened during the flight from Karachi to Doha.

  • Woman caught smuggling dollars at Karachi airport

    The Customs officials on Wednesday claimed to have foiled a foreign currency smuggling bid at Jinnah International Airport Karachi.

    The officials claimed that 65,000 US dollars (around Rs12 million) were recovered from the baggage of a woman passenger who was travelling to Doha.

    The officials said the currency was seized and the passenger was allowed to board the flight.

    In Jan 2022, a money laundering bid was foiled at Jinnah International Airport Karachi after siblings were apprehended with a huge amount of foreign currency worth over Rs120 million.