Cabbie returns Dh200,000 forgotten by passenger

A Pakistani taxi driver in Sharjah returned nearly Dh200,000, a laptop and other personal items forgotten by a Saudi passenger visiting the emirate, prompting employers to reward the man for his honesty.

The passenger who had hired the taxi from Sharjah transport company left the cab but forgot to take his bag which contained SR200,000 (Dh200,000), a laptop, a mobile phone, his passport and other items.

The driver, Mohammed Taher Rasheed, handed the money and all those items to his employers after failing to contact the passenger.

“He gave the bag to Sharjah transport company at the airport…they managed to contact the Saudi man after finding his number in his mobile phone,” the Sharjah-based Arabic language daily 'Al Khaleej' said.

It said Sharjah transport company director general Arhama Al Shamsi “honoured” Rasheed with a valuable gift and a sum of money for his “honesty.”

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