ISLAMABAD: A passenger was detained by authorities at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport on Monday morning for attempting to smuggle foreign currency outside the country.

A handout issued by Pakistan Customs stated that ?60,000 ? over Rs7 million ? were recovered from a passenger en route to Dubai. The passenger has not yet been identified.

Officials said further interrogation from the suspect is under way.

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Currency regulations in Pakistan permit passengers to legally take out of the country a maximum of $10,000 or its equivalent in other foreign currencies.

In March 2015, model Ayyan Ali ? reportedly linked with former president Asif Ali Zardari ? was arrested at the Islamabad airport by the Airport Security Force for allegedly attempting to smuggle over $500,000 to the United Arab Emirates. She has since been released on bail while a case is under way.