Pakistani-origin Humza Yousaf wins race to be Scotland’s next leader
- 27-Mar-2023
LONDON: Scottish nationalists picked Pakistani origin Humza Yousaf to be the country’s next leader on Monday after a bitterly fought contest that exposed deep divisions in his party over policy and a stalled independence campaign. The 37-year-old practising Muslim succeeds Nicola Sturgeon as leader of the governing Scottish National Party (SNP) and will take over […]
UK policeman’s promotion overlooked for 11 years because of his Pakistani origin
- 11-May-2018
LONDON: A police sergeant in the UK police, who served the department for 23 years, was overlooked for promotion in favour of ‘less experienced, less qualified, white’ officers because of his Pakistani ethnic origins, a tribunal has ruled. Feeling marginalized on what happened with the long-serving cop, 54-year-old Zaheer Ahmed dragged the North Yorkshire Police […]
Amir Khan to hold charity event in Karachi for Tharis
- 30-May-2016
KARACHI: Pakistani origin British Boxer Amir Khan is going to hold a charity event of boxing under the aegis of Amir Khan Trust in Karachi on June 02 to raise funds for the project of two wells in drought-hit Tharparker.