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| Pakistani who shot Rehman Malik plane video sacked | 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 had a senior role at multinational courier and logistics company Gerry's Group, the Express Tribune reported. | |
| fHis 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 earlier in September. | |
| The video was shared on social networks, with many praising the passengers who took action. | |
| PIA blamed the delay of the flight from Karachi to Islamabad on a technical fault. |