Pakistan steps up efforts for release of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Islamabad (PTI) Pakistan Monday stepped up
efforts for the release of noted singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan,
who has been detained in India for possessing a large amount
of undeclared foreign currency, according to media reports.
Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir has
contacted the Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad to discuss
Khan's case, Geo News channel reported.
The Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi has set up
a special team to liaise with the Directorate of Revenue
Intelligence, which has detained Khan, the channel reported.
There was no official word from the Foreign Office or
the Indian High Commission on the matter.
The 37-year-old nephew of legendary Pakistani qawwali
singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was detained at the Indira Gandhi
International Airport Sunday on the charge that he was
carrying USD 124,000 that he had not declared.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said last night he was
examining the matter and had directed Pakistan's High
Commissioner to India Shahid Malik last night to inquire about
Khan’s detention.
The news of Khan's detention was carried on the front
pages of most Pakistani dailies and dominated bulletins on
news channels.