DUBAI – A Pakistani man, Mohammed Inam, who works as a finance auditor at a private firm in Abu Dhabi, won 15 million dirhams (equivalent to Rs1,150,500,000) in the Easy6 game at the Emirates Draw.
The expatriate plans to use the prize money to fulfil his lifelong dream of performing Hajj, a spiritual journey of great significance.
Inam started buying tickets after seeing an advertisement on social media in 2021. He selected the numbers randomly and was surprised to know that he won the jackpot. The prize, when converted to Pakistani rupee, is worth around one billion one hundred fifty million five hundred thousand.
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Inam plans to postpone all further investments and expenditures until after his family’s Hajj pilgrimage.
He intends to invest in the UAE’s real estate market and buy a family car after the holy journey. As per the Gulf news outlet, a portion of his winnings will also be donated to charitable causes.