Tag: United Kingdom

UK Muslims protest blasphemous caricatures

LONDON- Thousands of British Muslims protested against blasphemous caricatures of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H) in French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in a demonstration near the...

UK mosque battles bad reputation with tea and biscuits

Despite the change in leadership and new focus on community relations, Finsbury Park mosque received a string of threatening emails and letters in the wake of the Paris attacks

Muhammad most popular UK boys’ name

  Muhammad has become the most popular name for newborn boys in the UK. While Arabic names are on the rise, TV shows such as Game...

Pakistani slave girl kept in cellar awarded $160,000 in UK court

  LONDON- A deaf and mute girl smuggled to Britain from Pakistan and kept as a slave for almost a decade must be paid $160,000 by...

Scottish parliament gets more powers,if rejects independence

ABERDEEN- The leaders of the three main British parties on Tuesday issued a joint pledge to give the Scottish parliament more powers if voters...

UK issues travel warning on Pakistan

LONDON- United Kingdom on Tuesday  advised its citizen against travel to Pakistan due to the ongoing political crisis, according to a statement of Foreign and...

Mahatma Gandhi to stand with foes at British parliament

NEW DELHI- Mahatma Gandhi, who led efforts to end British rule in India and was repeatedly imprisoned, is to be honoured with a statue...

Muslim father in UK beat daughter, 14 with tennis racket for...

The father-of-three from a ‘traditional Asian family’ arrested after the boyfriend became concerned when the girl stopped sending text messages A Muslim father slapped and...

Pakistani descent ex-banker appointed as UK’s culture minister

LONDON- British Prime Minister David Cameron appointed Pakistani descent former banker Sajid Javid as the country's new culture minister, replacing Maria Miller who resigned earlier...

Webcam stills of global Yahoo users collected by US, UK spies:...

LONDON- Files leaked by former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden revealed that British and US spy agencies had intercepted and stored images from...

Envoys present credentials to president

The envoys of the United Kingdom, Afghanistan, Russian Federation, Mauritania and Mexico presented their credentials to President Mamnoon Hussain at a ceremony held at...

Sham marriages face crackdown in Europe

The United Kingdom Border Agency (UK BA) officers made 17 arrests across the country in an operation against suspected sham marriages, UK BA officials...

UK Naval chief holds talk with Admiral Sandila

United Kingdom (UK) Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope on Monday called on Pakistani Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Mohammad...

French president mocked over his height

French President Francois Hollande is making his first official visit to the United Kingdom this week, and while his British counterpart, Prime Minister David...

Man vows to lick every cathedral in UK

Lawrence Edmonds made a cheeky bet 13 months ago that almost has him licked -literally. Edmonds, 26, an English Heritage worker from London, has...

UK foreign Secretary arrives in Pakistan

The UK Foreign Secretary, Mr William Hague arrived in Islamabad earlier Tuesday. According to a statement issued here on Tuesday, the visit follows the visit...

PM leaves for five-day UK visit

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Tuesday left for a five-day visit to the United Kingdom. The visit aims at widening the scope of...