Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Pakistan: Passengers block arrogant lawmakers from boarding flight

According to reports, Malik turned back when one man demanded he apologize to all of the passengers on the plane, while Vankwani left after passengers threatened to throw their shoes at him as a sign of disrespect and outrage.

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Source/Credit: FP The South Asia Daily
By South Asia Channel | September 17, 2014

Angry travelers blocked two Pakistani lawmakers -- former Interior Minister and current Pakistan Peoples Party senator Rehman Malik, and Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, a minority Hindu member of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party -- from boarding a flight from Karachi to Islamabad on Monday, complaining that the politicians' late arrival had delayed the flight by at least two hours (ET, Guardian, NYT). A video of the incident on a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight began circulating on social media a day later, "fueling an online debate about the VIP treatment of Pakistan's politicians and military leaders" (RFE/RL).
According to reports, Malik turned back when one man demanded he apologize to all of the passengers on the plane, while Vankwani left after passengers threatened to throw their shoes at him as a sign of disrespect and outrage. The flight eventually took off with neither man on board.

It is unclear why Malik and Vankwani were both so late to turn up for the flight, though the PIA told Pakistan's Dawn newspaper that the flight had been delayed for 90 minutes due to a technical issue (Dawn). The airline also told media outlets it had suspended two employees for causing further "unnecessary delay," though no additional information was given (BBC).




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  1. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2014 at 4:52 AM

    Military people don't travel through PIA dude... shame on you for defaming our beloved armed forces....please don't put them in the same boat as these two lunatics..

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