ASF staff manhandles Saudi official at ISB airport

ASF staff manhandles Saudi official at ISB airport

Islamabad: (Thursday, May 31, 2012) Airport Security Force (ASF) at Benazir Bhutto International Airport has allegedly manhandled an official of the Saudi Embassy.

According to the details, the ASF officials thrashed Saudi military man and an official of the Embassy Saeed Al-Shehri after exchanging hot words. The scuffle took place when the airport security staff tried to stop him for checking.

Knowing of the incident, the Saudi ambassador to Pakistan instantly reached at the airport.

Stating their view point, the ASF officials said that the man was not an official of the Saudi Embassy, and that he was here only for a military course. They said that his seat was not confirmed either. Following the event, a high
level inquiry has been launched into the incident.

On the other hand, a Saudi Airline source claimed that the military mans is an official of the Saudi embassy and his seat for Riyadh via flight SV 732 was booked.

Meanwhile, moved by the incident, Defence Secretary has summoned the DG ASF and has sought a detailed report into the incident within 24 hours.

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Posted by Fayyaz Yaseen on May 31 2012. Filed under Pakistan. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry