How selling parrots to a Pakistani journalist led to a locked bank account

Pakistani journalist Asad Ali Toor had his bank account locked in April along with his family members and bird sellers from whom he purchased his parrots [Courtesy of Asad Ali Toor]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Rozi Khan, a 29-year-old bird seller from Karachi, was on a business trip to Islamabad in April when he discovered he could not access his bank account.

After completing a sale with a customer, he tried to withdraw money from an ATM, only to be met with the message: “Invalid bank account”. Alarmed, Khan took the next available flight back home and rushed to speak to his bank manager.