By DPA
Islamabad : A flight attendant was arrested Monday in possession of a handgun and ammunition while trying to board a Pakistani International Airlines plane in Karachi, officials said.
The weapon was detected during a check of crewmembers about to travel to the Pakistani port of Gwadar on a scheduled flight, said Abdul Wadood, director of the airport security force at Karachi.
Police were trying to establish her motive for carrying the weapon. According to news reports, it belonged to the flight attendant’s father, who is a police officer.
The woman had served with the airline for about two and a half years.
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