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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Iranians abroad split over the US war on Iran

Peyvand Khorsandi was only four years old when he and his family left Iran for the United Kingdom in 1976, three years before the Islamic revolution. His father, Hadi, a well-known Iranian satirist and poet, was the target of a failed assassination attempt allegedly orchestrated by the Iranian government in 1984. The attack was foiled by London’s Metropolitan Police following a tip-off from a senior Iranian official who soon went into self-imposed exile. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Vessel struck by drone in Strait of Hormuz: UKMTO

A tanker was struck by an uncrewed aerial vehicle while making an outbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency has said. The agency noted that the tanker was struck on Thursday and sustained minor damage, while all the crew were reported safe and accounted for, with no environmental impact reported Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Nine countries urge Israel to end expansion of illegal West Bank settlements

Nine countries have condemned Israel’s plans to dramatically expand its illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. In a joint statement, the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and the Netherlands emphasised that such settlements violate international law and that “construction projects in the E1 area would be no exception”. Israel plans to build thousands of homes in the E1 area, which would connect Jerusalem and the existing illegal settlement of Maale Adumim to the east. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

Pakistan demarches UK over threats to Field Marshal at PTI protest in Bradford

The Foreign Office said on Friday it had issued a demarche to the United Kingdom's envoy in Islamabad over threats made against Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir during a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest outside the Pakistani consulate in Bradford. FO spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi said that UK Acting Head of Mission Matt Cannell was handed the demarche, a protest registered through diplomatic channels, over the former ruling party's event abroad. In a video uploaded by the "UKPTIOFFICIAL" account, a woman speaker, during the event held earlier… Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

DPM Dar to depart on official visit to UK from tomorrow

Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar is scheduled to undertake an official visit to the United Kingdom from 17 to 19 August. In London, Dar will hold meetings with the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pakistan, Hamish Falconer, in addition to a breakfast meeting with the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Foreign Office Spokesperson, on Saturday, said in a press release. Read More…

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PIA to resume UK operations in August following removal from Air Safety List

In a significant development for Pakistan’s aviation sector, the United Kingdom has officially removed Pakistan from its Air Safety List, paving the way for Pakistani airlines to resume flights to the UK. Following the development, sources told that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will operate its first flight to Manchester from Islamabad on August 14. The announcement, made today by the UK’s Air Safety Committee, follows years of collaborative efforts between UK and Pakistani aviation authorities to address safety concerns and meet international standards. Read More…

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Hassan Nawaz declared ‘tax defaulter’ in UK

The United Kingdom (UK) government has declared Hassan Nawaz, son of PML-N President and former PM, Nawaz Sharif as a ‘tax defaulter’. The UK government has updated the list of defaulters on its official website. As per details, the UK government declared Hassan Nawaz ‘tax defaulter’ as he failed to pay £9.4 million in taxes between April 5, 2015, and April 6, 2016. The UK tax authority has imposed a £5.2 million penalty on the son of former prime minister, with details of the action shared on the government’s official… Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Military chiefs to thrash out Ukraine peacekeeping proposal amid Russia war

Military personnel from more than 30 countries convening in the United Kingdom this week plan to thrash out the scope and scale of a ceasefire enforcement mission to Ukraine, military sources have told Al Jazeera. The meeting comes two weeks after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that a “coalition of the willing” would work on a peace plan to present to United States President Donald Trump, who has put Washington’s support of the war-torn country into doubt. “They’re looking very seriously … at what is required, what countries can… Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Palestinian family granted right to live in UK

A Palestinian family that fled Gaza has been granted the right to live in the United Kingdom on appeal after they applied to enter the country through a Ukrainian refugee scheme, Sky News has reported. The home of the family – a mother, father and their four children, aged seven, eight, 17 and 18 in September – was destroyed by an Israeli air attack. The family applied for entry to the UK using the Ukraine Family Scheme to join the father’s brother – a British citizen who who has lived… Read More…

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