Malik wants parliamentary committee to investigate Arjumand sacking

Arjumand was allegedly relieved of his duties at Gerry's International due to his involvement in the PK-370 protest

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party Senator Rehman Malik has requested the formation of a parliamentary committee to investigate the termination of Arjumand Hussain, the man who filmed the video of angry airline passengers forcing two lawmakers, including Malik, off a Pakistan International Airlines flight on September 17.

“I would like to draw your kind attention to the recent social and electronic media reports wherein a false allegation has been levelled that I got Arjumand Azhar terminated from his job by using my political pressure,” reads the letter, a copy of which is available with The Express Tribune, sent by Malik to the Senate chairman on Friday.



Both local and international media have reported that Hussain was fired from his job due to his involvement in PK-370 protest against VIP culture in Pakistan.

Gerry’s International, the company Hussain got fired from, in a statement on Tuesday confirmed that Hussain had been sacked, but ‘purely on merit’ and not for his involvement in the PK-370 incident.

A message posted on the company’s Facebookpage stated the decision had been in the pipeline for some time.