The News Minute| September 16, 2014| 10.00 am IST
Politicians and influential persons cannot expect a red carpet all the time, and that's exactly what irate airline passengers and staff are heard shouting as they ask Pakistani politician Rehman Malik to apologise for causing a delay in a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight.
A video that shows the pilots and passengers having a conversation whether they want to suffer such injustice for another 68 years has gone viral on the internet.
After facing a delay of two and a half hours, passengers of an Islamabad-bound PIA flight from Karachi, barred Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Rehman Malik and Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) Member of National Assembly Dr Ramesh Kumar Wakwani from boarding the aircraft reports Dawn.
Malik can be seen approaching the jetway that connects the terminal to the aircraft, and he turns back as soon as he hears people shouting at him, asking him to apologise for the delay.
One person can be heard saying, "Malik sahab, You should go back. You should apologise to these passengers. You should be ashamed of yourself... 250 passengers have suffered because of you."
Rehman Malik has taken to Twitter to explain his 'innocence'.
I hv right to defend myself agst the allegation.PK370 /1900hr was delayed b/c tech reasons/was expected to leave at 2030. So no delay for me
— Rehman Malik (@SenRehmanMalik) September 16, 2014I hv right to defend myself agst the allegation.PK370 /1900hr was delayed b/c tech reasons/was expected to leave at 2030. So no delay for me
— Rehman Malik (@SenRehmanMalik) September 16, 2014am now leaving by pk 300 and now in the plane.50 minutes delay has been announced who shd be blamed for this delay.PIA or me?Obviously PIA
— Rehman Malik (@SenRehmanMalik) September 16, 2014