RAWALPINDI: A rifle recovered from a local Emirati protocol officer’sluggage at the Islamabad airport has turned out to be an antique and hadrelevant paperwork attached, Airport Security Force (ASF) officialsrevealed on Saturday.
The rifle, rolled up in a carpet, was recovered from Muhammad Afzal at theNew Islamabad International Airport on Friday.
Afzal was set to travel to Dubai when the item was discovered from hisbelongings.
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Authorities demanded Afzal to show the license by which he could carry theitem onto the aircraft.
The embassy staffer then duly showed the documents required to carry theantique piece.