Arjumand Azhar Hussain -- the man who filmed the video of politicians allegedly responsible for the delay of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight on September 16 -- was fired from his job at Gerry's Group, reports Dawn.

Speculation was rife on Tuesday that Hussain's sacking was linked to the video clip he filmed that showed irate airline passengers barring Senator Rehman Malik and Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) Member of National Assembly Dr Ramesh Kumar Wakwani from boarding the PIA aircraft after facing what they said was a delay of two and a half hours.

Gerry's Group, which was Hussain's former employer took to their Facebook page to respond to rumours that the sacking was due to political influence, saying their decision was "purely based on merit'.