Overview

• Using Apple’s Find My network, Miles Routledge traced his lost AirPods from Dubai to Jhelum and tagged the Jhelum police on X to launch an investigation.
• Jhelum officers located the earbuds with a local man who said he had unknowingly bought them from an Indian national and arranged their return.
• Routledge flew to Pakistan to collect and film the handover in front of local media, praising the force for doing what he said “Scotland Yard” would not.
• In interviews in Pakistan, he blamed Indians for the theft and made derogatory comments about their culture, prompting widespread condemnation.
• He plans to release a full video of the recovery and has launched a free AirPods tracking service even as opinions differ on the operation’s worth.