Britain says Israel’s detention of two UK MPs ‘unacceptable’
- 07-Apr-2025
LONDON: Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy said it was “unacceptable” that Israel had detained two UK lawmakers and denied them entry. Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed, from the governing Labour Party, flew from London to Israel but were blocked from entering the country and deported, British media reported. “It is unacceptable, counterproductive, and deeply concerning […]
‘Embarrassing’ – UK MP on her experience at new Islamabad Airport
- 04-May-2018
ISLAMABAD: Social media is rife with reports of mismanagement at new Islamabad Airport. The grumbles on the cyberspace proved true when UK’s Labour Party politician shared her experience being at the airport and termed it ‘embarrassing’. MP Naz Shah spent three hours at the airport waiting to collect her luggage. Videos had been circulating on […]
UK MP accuses Pakistani officials of ‘possible cover-up’ in Shahid’s case
- 29-Jul-2016
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: British Member of Parliament Naz Shah has raised concerns after a post-mortem report found Samia Shahid, who died in Pakistan in a suspected case of ‘honour killing’, had bruising around her neck.
Labour’s Rosena Allin-Khan becomes UK MP
- 17-Jun-2016
LONDON: Daughter of a Pakistani descent mechanic and the UK Labour Party’s Rosena Allin-Khan has won the by-election in Tooting, a south London constituency following the departure of new Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.