Around 300 British Pakistanis died of COVID-19, NHS figures reveal on April 24, 2020Around 300 British Pakistanis have died of the Covid-19 since the outbreak of virus in the UK, NHS data has revealed. The official figures released by the NHS from all the hospitals shows that at least 18000 people have lost their lives in the UK’s hospital after testing positive for the deadly disease. According to […]
COVID-19 pandemic highlights issue of UK’s support to British-Pakistani dual nationals on April 23, 2020The COVID -19 pandemic and subsequent international travel restrictions have highlighted the issue of British government’s support and help to dual nationals of UK and Pakistan. In this regard, serious questions have been raised by different people about the extent of consular services and other help available to those dual nationality holders during their visit […]
BME health staff forced to work in COVID-19 wards in UK: senior nurse on April 22, 2020A whistle-blower nurse at the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) claims that nurses and healthcare assistance from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds are being pressured to work in coronavirus wards more than their white colleagues. In an interview with Nursing Times magazine, Carol Cooper, head of equality, diversity and human rights at Birmingham Community […]
Mushahid urges world to differentiate between COVID-19 lockdown & political lockdown in IHK on April 21, 2020Senate Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) Chairman Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed has urged the world community to differentiate between COVID-19 lockdown and political lockdown in Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) which had been started by the Modi regime on August 5, 2019. Senator Mushahid Hussain was addressing the online COVID-19 Kashmir conference organised by All Parties Group on […]
UK MP thanks PM Imran for helping Britons return home on April 21, 2020British Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Gorton Afzal Khan has thanked the Prime Minister Imran Khan for his efforts in helping the stranded British nationals return home. In a letter to PM Khan on Monday, MP Afzal Khan appreciated the joint efforts of the Pakistani authorities and Air Marshall Arshad Malik CEO of the […]
British Muslims on frontline to support communities during COVID-19 crisis on April 20, 2020British Muslims have been on the frontline, supporting those in the need during the national war against the COVID-19. With more than 15,000 people who have sadly died and many thousands infected with this century’s deadly virus pandemic throughout the UK and the world, Muslims in the UK have started various volunteer projects to provide […]
UK to start chartered flights to repatriate Britons in Pakistan on April 16, 2020The British government has decided to start chartered flights to repatriate its remaining nationals standed in Pakistan, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) sources confirmed on Wednesday. The UK decision comes in the wake of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) announcement to close daily flights operation to the UK during the COVID-19 crisis. Pakistan was not included […]
Boris Johnson discharged from hospital as UK’s COVID-19 death toll crosses 10,000 on April 13, 2020British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from hospital on Sunday after spending a week being treated for Covid-19. Johnson, 55, was taken to London’s St Thomas’ Hospital last Sunday 10 days after testing positive for the deadly virus. He had three nights in intensive care before returning to a ward on Thursday. A […]
UK announces £200 million aid to help developing nations battle COVID-19 on April 13, 2020The UK has announced to send £200 million in aid to help developing nations battle COVID-19. The aid will protect the British public and help prevent a second wave of coronavirus coming to the UK by slowing its spread in the most vulnerable countries, Department for International Development (DFID) Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said. According to […]
UK’s strong and unified response to COVID-19 exposes anti-Muslim, non-white migrants rhetoric on April 13, 2020A strong and unified response by the British nation to fight the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the anti-non-white migrants and Muslim rhetoric of the UK’s far right parties. British National Party (BNP), English Defence League (EDL) and their leaders including Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson have been targeting immigrants and Muslims throughout their campaigns for […]