Pakistani minister 'sets fire to possessions' at airport in rage over cancelled flight

A local tourism minister in Pakistan has allegedly set fire to his possessions in an Islamabad airport in protest at his flight being cancelled. Fida Husain, a minister in the northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan, was summoned to Pakistan’s supreme court over the alleged “misbehaviour”. It comes after a Pakistan International Airlines flight from Islamabad to Gilgit scheduled for 7am was first delayed, then cancelled due to bad weather. A press release from the Supreme Court of Pakistan said: “As per media reports, the incident took place over a flight delay due to bad weather and the minister pushed the (official) so hard that he stumbled.” Footage circulated online of a row between a passenger – purportedly Husain – and an airport official. Later in the argument, the airport official starts to walk away and the passenger shoves him, causing him to temporarily lose his footing. In a separate video the same passenger is showed setting fire to his possessions, including what he says is an “expensive jacket”. Husain is due to appear before the Supreme Court on 3 December.<br/>