ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday reprimanded Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Tourism Minister Fida Hussain for misbehaving with an official at the Islamabad airport over a flight delay on November 26.
A three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by CJP Nisar resumed hearing over the matter on Friday.
The CJP summoned Islamabad police chief and remarked that a case would be registered against the minister.
“Did you push [the airport official]?” CJP Nisar remarked.
“Are you educated?”
In response, Hussain acknowledged that he had pushed an airport official.
“Were you in your senses at the time?” the CJP remarked further.
The apex court had taken notice over the matter on November 16 after videos of the incident emerged on social media.
“I did push him, but there is a story behind it,” Hussain informed the court.
“Is this how one behaves when a flight is delayed?” Justice Ijazul Ahsan inquired.
“A poor man was mocked at the airport,” CJP Nisar observed.
“We will call the Islamabad IGP and get a case registered against you,” he added.
According to reports, the incident took place after Hussain’s flight from Islamabad to Gilgit was delayed owing to bad weather. Hussian pushed an airport official to the ground over the issue and set fire to his clothes as protest.
Hussain was also among the other passengers of PK-507 who protested against the flight delay.
from Pakistan Today
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