The video of a man in Gilgit removing a Pakistani flag from a burning car has gone viral on social media.

The black car is believed to belong to a Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) minister and was set on fire during the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) protest against alleged rigging in the recently held elections.

The video shows a man running towards the car and taking the flag off the bonnet.

Widespread, even violent, protests are being held in the northern region against what the PPP has termed a “stolen” election on November 15.

Videos from the area have shown people thronging the streets of and accusing Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of winning the maximum number of seats by rigging.

Earlier, PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari had alleged irregularities in the elections.

My election has been stolen. I will be joining the people of Gilgit-Baltistan in their protest shortly.

— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) November 16, 2020

“My election has been stolen. I will be joining the people of Gilgit-Baltistan in their protest shortly,” he had tweeted as early as initial results had started pouring in while Maryam Nawaz of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had accused the PTI of “pre-poll rigging”.