The government has decided to extend visa of noted Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, who was detained by revenue enforcement authorities at the Delhi airport for carrying undeclared $1.24 lakh recently
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The government has decided to extend visa of noted Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, who was detained by revenue enforcement authorities at the Delhi airport for carrying undeclared $1.24 lakh recently. "His visa has expired and it will be extended," Home ecretary G K Pillai said in Delhi.
Officials claimed to have seized $1.24 lakh in cash and two demand drafts of over $18,600, from Rahat and some of the members of his troupe on Sunday when they were planning to catch a flight to Dubai for onward journey to Karachi. Carrying enormous amounts of money without declaration is an offence under customs rules and could attract charges under Foreign Exchange Management Act. Pakistan Interior Minister Rahman Malik on Tuesday thanked Home Minister P Chidambaram for the release of noted singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.
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