Re: How do I take a large amount of money to Pakistan for a wedding?
**first of why in the world wud u wanna take large sum in CASH...u may have to declare the amount on ur customs/immigration card that u fill out b4 landing. any mis-statement will land u in huge difficulty. besides, this will raise suspicion indeed...they might even link u with terrorism. i go to India all the time and i've to declare.
its extremely unsafe to carry large sum of cash in pakistan/india anyways.
u can carry money safely and legally by wiring the money ahead, take travellers cheques, make a draft, or simply use ATM or Credit Card. i used my debit card on indian ATM's in very small towns. there are bank machines everywhere, i'm sure about that. u can access ur US account in Pak or anywhere in the world just like i do my canadian accounts in indian bank machines.
these days because of terrorism, anything CASH raises flags and rings bells everywhere. even buying an airline ticket with cash is asking for trouble.
be a wise travellers. carry draft/traveller's cheques, credit cards, legally transfer money using banks**