Image by Pakistan Cargo4U To mark 75 years of UK-Pakistan relations, the British High Commission in collaboration with the British Council hosted a reception in Lahore on 1 September, 2022 to announce 75 scholarships for Pakistani students to come to the UK for education. On the same day that the UK announced an uplift in […]
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Image by Anadolu Agency/Mirror via Getty Images World-renowned MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov has partnered with Class A events for two nights of exclusive one-to-one interview and panel discussion on 9th and 11th September 2022. Funds raised will be going to Human Appeal’s emergency aid programme for the ongoing flooding emergency in Pakistan. To cover production and
Image by Asian Resource Centre Croydon The Asian Resource Centre Croydon (ARCC) is organising a special Navratri celebration for the diverse Asian community in Croydon. The fun and exciting event will be held at Grand Sapphire, one of the most prestigious ball room venues in Croydon on Friday, 30 September from 7pm – 1am. Navratri
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Image by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket/MyLondon via Getty Images After Liz Truss’s appointment yesterday as the new prime minister, London mayor Sadiq Khan has urged her to give him powers to freeze rent in the city where many are struggling due to the cost of living crisis. Khan told The Independent, “With the spiralling cost of living
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Image by Fida Hussain/AFP via Getty Images As the death toll continues to rise, Pakistan has urged the international community to provide as much help to the country as possible. Initial government estimates state that the country has faced $10billion (£8.7billion) in damages caused by the intense rainfall which caused excessive flooding and resulted in one-third
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Image by GMP The family of a Sikh priest, who was attacked and left to die in Manchester in June this year, has appealed to the public to help find the attacker, according to media reports. Greater Manchester Police recently released CCTV footage which shows the incident due to which the 62-year-old was left with
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Shujah Saklain, co-founder of the Children of Adam charity (Image by Nadia Gyane/BBC) A charity in the UK has raised £22,000 in just a few hours to provide essential aid to those who have lost their homes and belongings due to the flood in Pakistan. Children of Adam, a Peterborough charity, revealed that the funds
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Image courtesy: Wikipedia According to a new report published by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), it has been found that two out of five BME or ethnic minority workers have faced racism at work in the last five years. As a result of this the TUC has urged the government to amend the law in
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Image by NDTV File Disaster has struck Pakistan after millions of people have been affected by the severe floods. As a result, the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has now launched an urgent appeal, with fifteen UK charities including the British Red Cross and Oxfam seeking donations from the public as the water levels in the
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Image courtesy: sikh24.com The government has been urged to do something about the release of Dumbarton man Jagtar Singh Johal, who has been unlawlfully held captive in India as a prisoner since 2017. However, despite multiple appelas, the government has said that it cannot comment on a pending legal case. Recently, media reports have stated that
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