Pak Fisherman Becomes Millionaire Overnight After Selling Rare Fish

Haji Baloch, a fisherman in Pakistan's port city Karachi would have never thought in his wildest of dreams that a catch would change his fortunes overnight.

A resident of Ibrahim Hyderi fishing village, Baloch and his workers caught ‘Sowa’, also known as the golden fish from the Arabian Sea, PTI reported. The entire catch was sold for seven crore Pakistan rupees at the Karachi harbour on Friday, Pakistan Fishermen Folk Forum's Mubarak Khan told the agency.

Fishermen are silhouetted as they anchor their boats in Karachi. (Reuters)

The Sowa fish is considered rare because substances from its belly are believed to have great medicinal properties. Baloch told PTI that a fish fetches PKR 70 lakh in the auction. It weighs between 20-40 kgs and can grow up to 1.5 metres.