Non-compliant subject removal Ed flew out of Terminal 4 on a sunny June evening on the return leg of a Pakistan International Airways flight, the cabin’s stale air saturated with the sour smell of ghee. He was wedged between two large ill-tempered women and one row behind a hysterical infant. He didn’t sleep. After eight hours, the plane landed in Lahore and as soon as the roar of deceleration had ended, the aisles were full of pushing and shoving families, pulling down suitcases and bundles of gifts, as they taxied to the terminal. Ed was dragged along in a rush to the covered walkway at the front of the plane. He passed through immigration without incident. Standing by the carousel, waiting for his bag, he could hear the hubbub of an over-excited crowd. There was an eager young man with stiff toothbrush hair waiting for him in the arrivals hall. He was carrying a cardboard sign with the name Edward Henry Malik hand-written on it. He introduced himself as Faisal and assured him that his uncle, general manager of J&K Cargo and Travel Lahore branch, was waiting with much anticipation to greet him at the office.
