Ex-commissioner's daughter 'assaults air hostess'

Flight attendant suffers broken tooth, nosebleed in attack

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ISLAMABAD:

An ugly display of power occurred during a flight on Tuesday when the daughter of former Quetta Commissioner Iftikhar Jogezai allegedly assaulted and injured a flight attendant following a verbal altercation on a private airline flight from Quetta to Islamabad.

However, visuals of the assault surfaced a day later on Wednesday.

According to reports, the incident occurred on a Quetta-Islamabad-bound flight where Iftikhar and his daughter, Saima Jogezai, were traveling.

Earlier, both the father and daughter had also misbehaved with the airline staff during check-in at Quetta Airport. Their unruly behavior continued onboard, where they reportedly used inappropriate language and caused a disturbance.

According to reports, Saima became agitated after the cabin crew asked her to fasten her seatbelt before takeoff and started verbally abusing the crew.

The flight crew alerted the captain, who, in view of the escalating situation, requested airport security force (ASF) to intervene. Considering the passengers' safety, the captain decided to offload both father and daughter. However, Saima refused to disembark.

In a fit of rage, Saima allegedly punched a female flight attendant, causing her nose to bleed and breaking one of her teeth. Following the assault, the ASF personnel detained both the father and the daughter.