British-Pakistani philanthropist awarded honorary doctorate from American university
- 23-Oct-2024
British-Pakistani Tariq Sheikh has been honoured with an honorary doctorate from a top-ranked Florida-based American university during the Leaders in London Summit at the Naval & Military Club. This distinguished recognition celebrates his transformative impact on entrepreneurship, significant contributions to Halal industry, and dedicated philanthropic endeavours. Born in Pakistan in 1961 and relocating to the […]
Pakistan-origin British police officers introduce hijab as part of their uniform
- 03-Dec-2020
NORTH YORKSHIRE: Two Pakistan-origin British police officers Uzma Amireddy and Arfan Rahouf introduce Hijab as part of police uniform in which has been approved by North Yorkshire police department. Uzma Amireddy was born in Lahore and has been in England since she was 13 years old where she later joined the British police department ten […]
Sirine Jahangir becomes first British-Pakistani to reach Britain’s Got Talent semifinals
- 04-Oct-2020
Delivering soul-stirring performances, the 14-year-singer became the first-ever British-Pakistani to enter the show’s semi-finals.
Twelve British Pakistanis who won in the UK elections
- 11-Jun-2017
LONDON: Twelve British-Pakistanis won the snap general elections held in the United Kingdom on June 8 to successfully become members of the House of Commons. As many as 30 candidates of Pakistan origin took part in the election. Among the successful candidates, which includes five women, nine belong to Labour while three represent the Conservative […]
British-Pakistani jailed for keeping wife as ‘slave’
- 02-Apr-2016
LONDON: A man was handed a two year jail sentence Friday after becoming the first in England to be convicted of keeping his wife "in domestic servitude".
British-Pakistani Amber Joseph to make Bollywood debut?
- 19-Aug-2015
British-Pakistani model Amber Joseph has received an offer to star in a Bollywood flick and the model is seriously considering it.