On Saturday, a fiasco broke at Benazir Bhutto International Airport, apparently due to the absence of tissue papers in the restrooms. The video of the scuffle has now leaked on social media, showing two ladies being beaten by a female immigration officer of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
According to the Express Tribune and the Geo News, Norwegian national Haseena Begum along with her daughter, Fouzia and Fatima Umer were at the Islamabad Airport to board a flight to Norway
Fouzia requested for toilet papers from a female FIA officer, Noshila who got irritated by the demand. She claimed that it is not her job to provide tissue papers as she is from the immigration department. A heated argument erupted between both the parties that lead to a clash at the airport.
Watch the horrific video of the female passengers being attacked at Islamabad Airport here!
#FIA respecting ladies at Islamabad Airport and then pleading innocence making s case against victims. pic.twitter.com/xw1578PVKD
— محمد ع ل ی (@muhammad_al_i) April 18, 2017
After the video made its way on social media, Haseen Begum opened up about the whole episode and told the Express Tribune:
“As we stood in the queue for our immigration clearance, the FIA woman came and snatched our passports and boarding cards. She tore the boarding cards,”
Meanwhile, the immigration department has released a statement that the female passengers were misbehaving with the FIA officer.
Imran Khan took to Twitter & condemned the matter!
Shocking & condemnable brutality by FIA at Islamabad airport physically assaulting a mother & daughter.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 19, 2017
See how people are reacting over the incident!
Pakistan is becoming a facist state #FIA women brutally beating girl & her mother its shamefull https://t.co/hSA3jfaK6j
— Laeeq Hashmi (@ItsHashmi) April 19, 2017
#FIA shame on you !! ..
— Imran_Jan (@Imran_Jan) April 19, 2017
The #FIA female personnel was trained on torturing passengers at #Islamabad Airport from #UnitedAirlines & she passed with flying colours
— raza haidery (@itstherazz) April 19, 2017
What’s more disgusting, #MashalKhan killing, #FIA beating of women at ISB airport or character of bystanders?…talk abt moral decay!
— Abid R. Khawaja (@arkhawaja) April 19, 2017