Update: According to Qatar Airways, the matter was concluded after the necessary licenses were presented to the authorities. It added that the passenger was then cleared to fly.
A passenger bound for Qatar was removed from his flight at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport after airport security discovered 13 bullets in his laptop bag.
The Airport Security Force (ASF) identified the traveler as a resident of Walton. He was scheduled to board Qatar Airways flight QR-621 to Doha, where he works as a traffic assistant for the airline.
The 9mm bullets were detected during a final security scan. The employee was unable to produce a valid license for the ammunition. According to the FIR, he claimed the bullets belonged to his father’s licensed firearm and were left in the bag by mistake.
Despite passing earlier ASF security checks and immigration without issue, the bullets were flagged in the final screening.
ASF handed the employee to the Sarwar Road Police Station, where a case was registered against him under Section 13-2a of the 1965 Arms Act. Authorities are investigating the incident.