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Pakistani who shot Rehman Malik plane video sacked | |
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A man who filmed passengers preventing Pakistan's former interior minister from boarding a plane for being late has been sacked from his job. | A man who filmed passengers preventing Pakistan's former interior minister from boarding a plane for being late has been sacked from his job. |
Arjumand Hussain and others accused Rehman Malik of holding up the Pakistan International Airways flight. | Arjumand Hussain and others accused Rehman Malik of holding up the Pakistan International Airways flight. |
Mr Hussain says he was given no reason for his dismissal and does not regret standing up against "VIP culture". | Mr Hussain says he was given no reason for his dismissal and does not regret standing up against "VIP culture". |
His employers deny his sacking was over the protest video, which went viral. Mr Malik denies holding up the flight. | His employers deny his sacking was over the protest video, which went viral. Mr Malik denies holding up the flight. |
Mr Hussain's footage of Rehman Malik and another politician - Ramesh Kumar Vankwani of the ruling PML-N party - being harangued by angry passengers struck a chord with many Pakistanis. | Mr Hussain's footage of Rehman Malik and another politician - Ramesh Kumar Vankwani of the ruling PML-N party - being harangued by angry passengers struck a chord with many Pakistanis. |
The video was shared on social networks with many praising the passengers who took action. | The video was shared on social networks with many praising the passengers who took action. |