Over 300 tola gold seized at Karachi Airport from passenger arriving from Abu Dhabi

Customs officials at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, confiscated over 300 tolas of gold—comprising 281 tolas of jewellery and 20 tolas of gold bars—along with $33,100 USD and 366,000 UAE dirhams from a passenger and his family arriving from Abu Dhabi. The passengers failed to provide legal documentation for the valuables, which were discovered during luggage scanning and a subsequent search. A case has been registered against the passenger for attempting to smuggle the gold and foreign currency. Separately, Federal Minister Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh claimed significant investment is expected to flow into Pakistan within 15 days due to regional instability. He believes the Iran conflict will end soon, making Pakistan a stable investment destination and encouraging capital repatriation from Pakistanis who invested in the Gulf. Sheikh emphasized the need for proper incentives and reduced taxes to attract investors.