En Route: Expat family looted

ISLAMABAD: An expat family was deprived of foreign currency and jewellery on their way back to America on Monday night, police said. Muhammad Naseem Tahir lodged a complaint with the local police that he along with his brother, Ahmed Habib, and his family, was travelling to Benazir Bhutto International Airport when four people stopped them. Having official cards, they introduced themselves as police officials and asked for checking their bags. The men then stole foreign currency worth Rs800,000, jewellery and documents and drove away. The unidentified robbers were also carrying wireless sets with them. The police registered a case against the robbers but no arrests or recoveries have been made yet.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 10^th, 2014.