Pakistan, Oct. 24 -- The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) has strongly refuted media reports claiming that a passenger was robbed of cryptocurrency worth $850,000 at Jinnah International Airport (JIAP), calling the allegations "baseless and misleading."

The clarification followed widespread social and electronic media coverage of a court petition filed by a citizen, Mr Faizyab, who alleged that on September 30, two men in plain clothes intercepted him at JIAP, took him into a private room, confiscated his mobile phone, and transferred digital assets from his account.

According to the complaint, the incident occurred when he was preparing to travel to Peshawar, but instead of boarding, he was allegedly detained and robbed. The petitione...