KARACHI: Bangladeshi authorities conducted a raid on the house of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) country manager, Ali Abbas, in Dhaka three days ago.
According to sources in PIA, a raid was also conducted on the PIA airplane which brought him to Dhaka.
The reason given so far was that Ali Abbas was allegedly smuggling currencies as well as gold.
Airline sources said that a detailed house search took place while the country manager’s family was also harassed.
Meanwhile, it was learnt that he has returned along with his family to Pakistan.
Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam on Thursday said it had come to their knowledge that a raid has been conducted on the house of PIA appointed country manager in Dhaka.
Aslam said the High Commissioner of Bangladesh has been contacted and a reply from the Bangladesh Foreign Office is also awaited.
The FO spokesperson went on to say that no reason has been given to Pakistan so far regarding the raid
According to sources in PIA, a raid was also conducted on the PIA airplane which brought him to Dhaka.
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