Tag: Uk

UK set for parliamentary showdown on Brexit law ‘in weeks’

LONDON: The British government said on Thursday its key piece of Brexit legislation would return to the House of Commons in a matter of...

UK girl ‘tricked’ into marrying Pakistani by mother; ‘threatened’ with black...

A British court has convicted a woman of trying to trick her teenage daughter into marrying a Pakistani man, Mail Online reported. According to the...

UK’s ‘dirty money’ report is Russophobic: Kremlin

  MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Monday a report drawn up by British lawmakers about "dirty" Russian money was evidence of Russophobic hysteria in Britain...

UK mulls sending more troops to Afghanistan: report

  LONDON: Britain could substantially boost its troop numbers in Afghanistan following demands from US President Donald Trump that NATO members "pay their fair share",...

UK parliament speaker under fire over bullying claims

LONDON: The Speaker of Britain's House of Commons, John Bercow, was under pressure Friday for allegedly calling a senior minister a "stupid woman", in...

Pakistan among biggest sources of money laundering to UK, NCA warns

LONDON: The National Crime Agency (NCA) on Tuesday warned that the United Kingdom (UK) remains a prime destination for foreign corrupt and politically exposed...

British spy chief says Russia is spreading lies to undermine the...

BERLIN: Britain’s MI5 spy chief accused Russia on Monday on attempting to subvert Western democracies by sowing disinformation and spreading lies. In the first public...

UN rights expert concerned over UK’s widespread discrimination against ethnic minorities

GENEVA: A United Nations rights expert showed concerns on Friday over the "widespread discrimination" faced by ethnic minorities, Brexit-era hate crimes, and the immigration...

Forced marriages highest among British-Pakistanis in UK

  BIRMINGHAM: British-Pakistanis still top the list of forced marriages in United Kingdom despite a drop in the number of cases involving them. According to figures...

Anger in France, Britain over Trump’s gun law speech

PARIS: US President Donald Trump caused anger in France and Britain by suggesting looser gun laws could have helped prevent deadly attacks in Paris...

UK watchdog orders Cambridge Analytica to hand over American’s personal data

LONDON: Britain’s data privacy watchdog has ordered Cambridge Analytica to hand over all the personal information it holds on a US academic, confirming the...

Over 500 British-Pakistanis contending UK local govt elections

LONDON: More than 500 British Pakistanis are contesting the UK local government elections which will be held Thursday. Candidates are contesting for 4,410 seats in...

Cambridge Analytica closes operations in US and UK after Facebook data...

WASHINGTON: Analytica announced on Wednesday that it would cease operations in the United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK), adding that they would be filing...

UK minister Rudd resists calls to quit, apologises for immigration policy...

LONDON: Britain’s interior minister Amber Rudd resisted calls to quit on Friday, apologising for not being aware of the use of deportation targets in...

Ahsan Iqbal plans to introduce Pakistan-UK Knowledge Gateway

LONDON: Federal Minister for Interior, and Planning, Development and Reforms, Ahsan Iqbal met Chief Executive of British Council Sir Ciaran Devane at the British Council...

UK says greatly values partnership with Pakistan

Johnson accepts Asif’s invitation to visit Pakistan LONDON/ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Khawaja Muhammad Asif called on British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth...

Landlord who offers ‘sex for rent’ says he isn’t doing anything...

A landlord in United Kingdom (UK) who is offering free accommodation in return for sex insisted on Tuesday that he is not doing anything...