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Trending: Passengers Rise up Against Pakistan’s ‘VIP Culture’

20/09/2014

Passengers Rise up Against Pakistan’s ‘VIP Culture’

BBC World Service - Trending, Passengers Rise up Against Pakistan’s ‘VIP Culture’

How social media turned on VIPs in Pakistan after politicians arrived late for a flight

VIPs in Pakistan get berated for time keeping; Drag Queens take on the Facebook name policy; and reactions from the minute that the #indyref result came in.

It is not unusual in Pakistan for commercial flights to be delayed because VIP figures are not on time. But this week passengers had enough of it and rose up against two politicians who turned up late and held their flight up. A video of the heated incident has been trending globally, prompting a debate about ‘VIP culture’ in Pakistan. Presenter Mukul Devichand speaks to passengers who were on board as well as one of the politicians who was mobbed.

And, BBC Trending plays the name game as we find out why drag queens in America and the UK are making a noise about Facebook’s name policy. Plus, the minute Scotland reacted to the results of the independence referendum. 

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