Just when we thought that we are over with the brutal rape and killing of a 7-year-old girl Zainab, whose body was left in a garbage dump, a woman attacked another woman publicly on a PIA flight.
People took to social media to talk about this disturbing incident.
A young girl was assaulted by a middle-aged woman who happens to be the AKU Dean’s wife on @Official_PIA flight number 302 today. Several eye witnesses testified to the ruthless thrashing which involved tearing up the victim’s clothes and attacking her with glasses she broke in +
— Mahwash Ajaz (@mahwashajaz_) March 3, 2018
the business class kitchen. Her husband who is a reputed doc watched without interfering as the attack unfolded. This happened on the plane before takeoff. What will you do about this @AKUGlobal ?@DanyalGilani @Official_PIA
— Mahwash Ajaz (@mahwashajaz_) March 3, 2018
Some even identified the alleged assailant.
Security of all parked aircraft is the responsibility of the Airport Security Force. Mid-Air the Captain holds temporary magisterial powers but will hand over PAX as soon as the aircraft lands. In this case the assaulter was handed over to ASF by PIA
— PIA (@Official_PIA) March 3, 2018
Multiple witnesses confirmed the brutal assault. The assaulter has been identified as Sharmeen Abbas Naqvi, the @AKUGlobal Dean’s wife. Her husband, despite being repeatedly asked to intervene stood there shamelessly enjoying the spectacle. Why didn’t he stop his wife @AKUGlobal?
— Saljooq (@Saljooq1) March 4, 2018
Also a passenger, who was an eyewitness to the events, reported the following:
“I was seated beside the victim on the flight who was extremely respectful, in about her 20s and quiet. I remember right before takeoff, the victim went to the restroom which was located before our seats and right outside the cockpit. Upon her return, she stood in the kitchen and was speaking to cabin crew facing the cockpit. Out of nowhere, a middle-aged woman angrily stormed towards her and grabbed her from the back and neck. Everyone was in complete shock.”
“The victim was defenseless and kept shouting “Who are you. Why are you hurting me? What are you doing? Stop”. Many other bystanders and I rushed to help the victim whose clothes had been completely torn and the victim was being dragged by her hair and she was yelling and crying. The cabin crew was helping the victim when we got there but no air hostesses or women came to the rescue. Since all the help was coming from men, they couldn’t touch the assaulter so they acted as a shield.”
“I, along with the air hostesses begged the assaulter’s husband to help and stop his wife but he just stood there. We were all shocked. The next thing we see is that the assaulter attacked the victim with glasses that were kept in a tray in the kitchen. The captain and cabin crew were trying their best to stop the chaos. Finally, the cabin crew managed to help the victim and take her to the cockpit and then the cockpit door was shut closed with the victim inside and safe. The security was then called and the assaulter was restrained and escorted off the plane. It was appalling and left many passengers shaking with fear. This is something I can never forget.”
We are still shocked at how such a high ranking doctor could allegedly watch as his wife attacked another woman. Moreover, why did the PIA staff allow it and not have the assaulter taken off the flight? Why this incident has gone so unnoticed?
