In a bizarre event, the 2 national heroes of Pakistan, Shehroze Kashif and Talha Talib, were allegedly swindled by an impersonator.
The youngest Pakistani mountaineer to summit K-2, Shehroze Kashif, and Pakistani weightlifter Talha Talib were apparently looted by the same person.
The suspect impersonated himself as the Personal Assistant (PA) of Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar and cheated the national heroes for millions of rupees.
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The impersonator called the victims and maintained that the government has decided to honor them with a car as a gift in recognition of their services.
He demanded millions in the name of duty charges and registration of the vehicles.
Talha and Shehroze both transferred the demanded money to the given mobile account number.
While revealing about the phone call, Talha’s father said that the person introduced himself as the PA of Ghulam Sarwar and demanded Rs 325,000.
Shehroze Kashif’s father told News360 that they were asked for Rs 285,000 in the name of taxes for the car.