Bullets seized from woman at Islamabad airport

ISLAMABAD: The Airport Security Force (ASF) seized bullets from the baggage of a woman at the Islamabad International Airport on Wednesday, ARY News reported.

Seven bullets were seized from the luggage of  Miraj Bibi, a resident of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mohmand agency, according to officials.

She, however, was allowed to board a Kuwait-bound flight (KU-206) after she told the officials that the bullets were mistakenly placed in her luggage.

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Earlier, on Jan 13, the Airport Security Force (ASF) had recovered seven 9mm pistol bullets from the possession of a woman at the Lahore International Airport.

According to official sources at the Lahore airport, the woman was travelling to Jeddah by Pakistan International Airlines’ flight PK-3737. The bullets were recovered from the bag she had when approached the ASF counter.

The woman in her initial statement said she mistakenly took a bag of her brother while leaving home.

She further added her brother had the license of the weapon that the bullets recovered from her luggage belonged to.

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