Pakistani Taxi Driver Earns Praise and Reward for Returning Over 9kg of Gold and 40000 Dollars - Who Says Pakistani's are Corrupt ?????

It's indeed a stunning news and information for all those who says that Pakistanis are corrupt and can be purchased by a dollar. This news really made me to publish it on my blog though its not releant to my blog title...

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DUBAI Honesty has earned Pakistani taxi driver Rameen Khan praise from all quarters as well as more money in rewards than he had ever hoped for.

In March this year, a Chinese passenger left a bag containing 9.5kg of gold and $40,000 in Khan's taxi. Khan promptly returned the booty to the shocked passenger who did not even recall the kind of taxi he had hired, let alone, details of the number plate. Since then, Khan has been lauded for his honesty and dedication.

Recently, His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, presented Khan with Dh50,000 for his honesty. Earlier, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) had given him a certificate and an unspecified amount. Khan, who earns Dh3,000 a month by driving a taxi, has received Dh70,000 in total as rewards.

Pakistan Consul-General in Dubai Abdul Hameed also honoured the driver and thanked him on behalf of the nation. "It is with a great sense of pride that I congratulate you on behalf of the government of Pakistan and as the representative of the Pakistani community in the UAE," he told Khan during a function held in his honour. The consul-general also announced that Khan's name would be nominated to the Pakistan government for outstanding Pakistani achievers' award next year.

He also ordered Khan to be immediately made a member of the Overseas Pakistani Foundation (OPF) through which he would be entitled to land on a priority basis.

"Not for a second did I think about keeping the money for myself," he explains. "In fact, when I saw the unlocked bag full of gold and money in the car boot, I thought: 'what kind of person has left this behind'," said Khan who has been driving the taxi for two years but has been in the UAE for over 10 years.

His dreams are as simple as he is. "I will continue my job as a taxi driver, and use the reward money to build a house in Pakistan and get my four daughters married," he said.