Lights come back on in Pakistan after huge nationwide powercut left 210 MILLION people without electricity for hours People are forced to rely on smartphone lights and torches in Pakistan power cut Major cities including Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi all go dark for hours on end Residents are left in near total darkness as they … Read more
What the world wants to wear: Fascinating map shows how Louis Vuitton is the globe’s favourite fashion brand, followed by Gucci and Chanel The map sees country names supplemented by the name of the brand that its residents search for the most French brand Louis Vuitton is the most-searched-for brand in 47 countries – including … Read more
Sheikh’s father, originally from the Punjab Province of Pakistan settled in Wanstead East London in 1968 and established a wholesale clothing company. Sheikh attended the Forest School, a public school founded in 1834, whose pupils included the future England cricket captain, Nasser Hussain and the film director Peter Greenaway. Sheikh became the school chess champion … Read more
Cher today welcomed “the world’s loneliest elephant” to Cambodia Monday to begin a new life at a specialised sanctuary after the creature was rescued from grim conditions in a Pakistani zoo. The plight of Kaavan – a 36-year-old bull elephant at Islamabad’s dilapidated zoo and originally from Sri Lanka – sparked global uproar from animal … Read more
Christian girl, 14, is being threatened by Islamist death squads in Pakistan for fleeing forced marriage to Muslim man, 45 – as thousands sign petition to give her asylum Catholic altar server Maira Shahbaz is hiding after being accused of apostasy Over 9,000 have signed petition asking PM to grant her and family asylum in … Read more
The question was a pressing one, more insistent as the years passed and my mother grew older and frailer. She was Indian and my late father, English, but what was I? Each time someone asked where I was from, thinking I looked ‘foreign’ because of my olive skin and dark hair, it niggled. It never … Read more
Fugitive wanted over murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky who was shot dead during armed robbery will appear in court in Pakistan next week for extradition hearing PC Sharon Beshenivsky, 38, was shot dead in West Yorkshire in November 2005 Six men have been jailed in connection with the police officer’s murder Piran Ditta Khan , … Read more
Judge rules that torture claims by Al Qaeda mastermind MUST be made public as Government loses secrecy fight Rangzieb Ahmed, 45, claims the Government is complicit in torture he says he was subjected to while imprisoned in Pakistan in 2006 and 2007 Judge said it is ‘fundamental’ for public to know why UK spies dispute … Read more
Emmanuel Macron has found himself demonised at protests throughout the Islamic world as anger grows at his defence of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Bangladesh on Tuesday, branding him a ‘Satan-worshipper’ and burning him in effigy following smaller marches in Pakistan, Iraq, Turkey and Gaza … Read more
Passengers ‘use fake negative Covid test certificates’ to allow them to fly from UK to Pakistan An online travel agent has been offering fake Covid – 19 test results to clients Passengers to certain countries need a negative Covid-19 before flying abroad One passenger claimed an online agent offered to provide fake test certificates By … Read more