Saudi Officer Assaulted in Islamabad Airport

[LongHorn]

http://www.emirates247.com/crime/reg...06-03-1.461313


A senior Saudi army officer was beaten up by Pakistani security men at Islamabad’s international airport in front of his two sons, prompting the country’s leaders to condemn the attack and order the arrest of those responsible.

Colonel S. Al Shahri, a pilot in the Saudi armed forces, was with his two teen age sons at the airport in the Pakistani capital when a security officer slapped his little son for entering a banned area inside the airport lounge.

Shahri rushed to the Pakistani officer and rebuked him, prompting that officer to hit him on the back of his head with his gun.

Shahri was stunned by the blow and angrily presented his military ID to the Pakistani officer, who pushed him away. He was then joined by other airport security men, who attacked the Saudi officer and beat him up.

Before he was rushed to hospital with a bleeding face, Shahri phoned the Saudi Ambassador in Islamabad, Abdul Aziz al Ghadir, who came to the airport and demanded an urgent investigation into the incident. Ghadir then informed high-level Pakistani authorities and demanded action against those responsible.

“The Pakistani prime minister and the interior minister as well as other government officials denounced the behavior of the security men at the airport and ordered an immediate investigation,” the Saudi Sabq daily said.

“Official sources said that the Pakistani officer and the others involved in the attack on the Saudi officer have been arrested…senior Pakistani officials have asked the airport to present a detailed report on the regrettable incident.”

The paper said Shahri, 43, has been in Pakistan for a one-year military course and that he went to the airport to bid farewell to his 17-year-old son, Yousuf, who was returning to Riyadh. It said Sharhi is due back home within two weeks.

“He was saying good bye to Yousuf when his younger son, Marwan, stepped into a banned area in the lounge….the Pakistani officer rushed to the boy and slapped him…Shahri rebuked the officer and said his is only a child….the officer angrily retorted ;’he is a child as you are.”

[LongHorn]

Just to represent the other side: apparently the Saudi guy slapped an ASF person and abused Pakistanis by calling them "servants".

A Saudi would never try this in any airport in the West

And it is also interesting how the news piece i posted presents a biased or false report. All other news sources are saying the guy got into a scuffle, the 5 yr old boy being slapped is probably a lie to make it seem otherwise

[Aly]

Yes, the cctv footage showed it clearly that it was the Saudi who initiated the assault on Pakistani asf guy!
Fitting that the guard taught the dumb Arab baddoh a lesson!

[LethalSami]

video??? or it didn't happen

[kingusama92]

Looking at the source, we all know they will be biased.

[12cavalry]

Saudi officer hurt in brawl at airport RAWALPINDI: A Saudi military officer was assaulted by Airport Security Force (ASF) personnel when he argued with an official over the stopping of his son during the security check-in of passengers for a Saudi Arabian Airline flight on Thursday. The Saudi officer was reported to have been seriously injured. Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Defence Secretary Nargis Sethi sought reports about the incident from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). According to security sources, Group Captain Al Ashri Shukri Saeed of Saudi Air Force, who was attending a professional course at the National Defence University, reached the airport along with his son and a nephew at around 5pm for the 6.15pm flight SV-723 to Riyadh. His nephew had cleared the security check, while his son bypassed the walk-though gate. When the boy was spotted heading towards the lounge, a security official called him to return and follow the security check-in procedure. Mr Saeed was annoyed when he saw his son being touched and having been called back by the security staff. He asked the security officer why he had touched the boy. Argument between security official Idris Ahmed and Mr Seed, the sources said, turned into a brawl. When ASF’s Abdul Rehman saw the man quarrelling with his colleague and beating him, he came to help his colleague and got involved in the fight. ASF officer Abid Ali and Inspector Zafar Iqbal and Mohammad Saleem rushed to the place and pounced upon the passenger, kicked and punched him and hit him with pistol butts, the sources added. Senior officials of the ASF and airport management immediately intervened and settled the matter, at least for the time being. Police took Mr Saeed to the Benazir Bhutto Hospital. “Multiple X-rays of the victim were taken and a medico-legal report was prepared, although the radiologist’s final report is awaited,” the hospital’s Medical Superintendent Dr Asif Qadir said. Soon after Mr Saeed had been taken to the BBH, senior officials of the Saudi embassy arrived there. “Doctors tried to clean an injury he had suffered on his left eyebrow, but a Saudi diplomat stopped them and said he would be taken to Islamabad for treatment,” Dr Qadir said. He was taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in the federal capital and admitted to a VVIP room.

http://dawn.com/2012/06/01/saudi-off...wl-at-airport/

[12cavalry]

Originally Posted by Aly Yes, the cctv footage showed it clearly that it was the Saudi who initiated the assault on Pakistani asf guy! Fitting that the guard taught the dumb Arab baddoh a lesson!

our folks have the stones to make the footage public?

[adi_6294]

Acha hua is kay sath....jab ham log gulf me travel krte hy aur inkay airports par utartay hai tu in arbio ka behaviour dekhne wala hota hai pakistanio kay sath.....shouting...pulling...and so many other bad gestures...

[Geordie Ahmed]

Hmmm, what to believe? Pakistani officials at the Airport do act like real jerks BUT also Arabs are known to do the same

Hopefully the truth is found out and the guilty party is punished

[Geordie Ahmed]

Originally Posted by Aly Yes, the cctv footage showed it clearly that it was the Saudi who initiated the assault on Pakistani asf guy! Fitting that the guard taught the dumb Arab baddoh a lesson!

Where can you see this footage?

[Zaz]

Like G A said arabs do act like jerks and if he initiated the violence then he deserved what he got

[Aly]

Dunya news showed it in one of their bulletin. Also even Mubashar Luqman mentioned it in his tweets!

It all makes perfect sense btw.Our security/common man might be in awe of foreigners at first but once you get physical with them than you end up with the same fate as this stupid guy.

[Animal]

Good. These Saudis deserve it.

But hitting a child is not cool, security dude.

[Bewal Express]

Most Arabs believe that most Pakistanis/Bangalis are some sort of sub species. The migrants(asians) are treated as rubbish, while fair skinned people are treated as royalty.

[LongHorn]

Originally Posted by Animal Good. These Saudis deserve it. But hitting a child is not cool, security dude.

The child was not hit: its a lie propagated to make the Saudi guy look good.

[insaan]

By reading some of the posts, I get the feeling that because most/some Arabs are rude to Asians, it was befitting that this Arab was beaten up.

This particular Saudi may be at fault, but using the behaviour of other Saudis to justify his beating is just wrong.

[munna_]

being biased and insensitive i'm actually glad that he has received such obnoxious treatment by our officials. Not generalizing the Arabs as i've spent considerable amount of time in most of the gulf countries, but saudi behavior is just pathetic in all government departments with the asian expats esp at the airport. They just keep sipping on their Kahwa (tea) and not work when numerous long queues of restless people are yet to be served right in front of them and they don't even bother to have any sort of courtesy and respect for the women and children.

on the contrary we should still treat them with utmost kindness and as respectable guests in our country just to show them how it should be done!

[haroonrasheed320]

good, deport him now.

[justarslan]

Originally Posted by Aly Yes, the cctv footage showed it clearly that it was the Saudi who initiated the assault on Pakistani asf guy! Fitting that the guard taught the dumb Arab baddoh a lesson!

This.

[the Great Khan]

Lol..i recently had problems at the airport and all these guys were nothing but gentlemen..no way would they have kicjed unless provoked..agree with Aly's version here..the chap got what he deserved..

[TAK]

lots of sympathy for the saudi

shabaash praavo

[chacha kashmiri]

For some reason i can't remember the same thing happening to raymond davies.

[Aly]

Originally Posted by chacha kashmiri For some reason i can't remember the same thing happening to raymond davies.

TBH, His case was far more serious than him as he had killed people, not just beaten them!
To think that anyone on the streets would've tried to give him his own medicine is very stupid of you.As for people not even beating him for what he had done
S
1-when a rare event like white guy vs locals happen in a country like Pakistan, the very first thought that comes to people's mind is that might be a case of terrorism / robbery or kidnap so they refrain from any kind of aggression straightaway!

2-despite the fact that he had just killed two men & hit one, Raymond in no way reacted like the arrogant Arab baddoh when he finally had to interact with locals / police!

[PakPrince]

serves him right!

i am no fan or arab people when i see how they treat poor, hardworking laborers from Pakistan and kiss white ass. Arabs have some severe inferiority complex and seem to be in awe of white people from the many interactions ive had with them!

[pakistanalltheway]

Originally Posted by PakPrince serves him right! i am no fan or arab people when i see how they treat poor, hardworking laborers from Pakistan and kiss white ass. Arabs have some severe inferiority complex and seem to be in awe of white people from the many interactions ive had with them!

ive been told of similar experiences but we have to remember not to generalize .

[TAK]

Originally Posted by PakPrince serves him right! i am no fan or arab people when i see how they treat poor, hardworking laborers from Pakistan and kiss white ass. Arabs have some severe inferiority complex and seem to be in awe of white people from the many interactions ive had with them!

fantastic post yaar

i could have posted that myself verbatim

[Lachrymose]

I really doubt that the kittle kid got slapped...

[LongHorn]

Originally Posted by Lachrymose I really doubt that the kittle kid got slapped...

thats just a fabrication made to look ISF look all evil and bad