TOBA TEK SINGH: A Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) immigration team on Friday foiled an attempt to smuggle the biggest ever quantity of gold in the history of the country from Pakistan to Dubai at Multan airport.

An FIA spokesperson said Muhammad Tanweer had got clearance to board flight number FZ-340 and even his luggage had also been loaded on the plane. However, when he presented his passport to the FIA immigration for clearance, the officials questioned him about the reason for his frequent travels abroad but he failed to satisfy the team with his answers. At this, the officials offloaded his luggage. When they checked it thoroughly, they found 10 bricks of gold weighing 16kg in one of the bags.

The spokesperson said Tanweer had concealed gold in secret parts of his bag. The suspect had been handed over to the FIA for further legal action.

UAF: The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) and the Meta Genie Business Group Canada have inked a letter of intent to collaborate in the agriculture sector for research, training, teaching and other areas of mutual concern.

The MoU was signed by UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Iqrar Ahmad and Meta Genie Business Group CEO Hira Asim.

Published in Dawn, April 6th, 2024