Sajid Iqbal

MQM founder held in 2016 hate speech case

KARACHI/LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement founder Altaf Hussain was on Tuesday taken into custody in London in... Published 12 Jun, 2019 06:56am

Britain to work with Pakistan on its ‘priorities’

"I had an excellent visit to Pakistan," says British Home Secretary Sajid Javed. Updated 03 Oct, 2018 07:42am

New tax planned for foreign buyers of UK properties

Foreigners may have to pay up to 3pc tax in addition to stamp duty on purchase of property. Updated 01 Oct, 2018 08:05am

No new line of inquiry on money laundering case against Altaf Hussain

London police say they assessed the material that Pakistani govt had sent them but identified no new lines of inquiry. Updated 29 Sep, 2018 02:10pm

Karachi businessman again fails to get bail in UK

Over the past five weeks, it’s the second time that the suspect’s bail application has been rejected. Updated 28 Sep, 2018 09:22am

Politician arrested in London for ‘money laundering’

LONDON: Hours after British Home Secretary Sajid Javid signed Justice and Accountability Declaration with Pakistani... Published 18 Sep, 2018 07:03am

UK legislators’ team rejects plea for Ishaq Dar’s deportation

Describes contents of petition started by an activist from Britain about a month ago as ‘libellous’. Updated 15 Sep, 2018 07:30am

Community says farewell to Kulsoom in London funeral

LONDON: The Regent Park mosque’s main prayer hall was packed to capacity on Thursday as political wor­kers and... Published 14 Sep, 2018 06:23am

Shahbaz joins Nawaz’s sons in London for Kulsoom’s funeral

Punjab govt extends parole of Sharifs for five days; another funeral in Sharif Medical Complex tomorrow. Updated 13 Sep, 2018 11:50am

Sharifs paroled after Kulsoom’s death in UK

FORMER prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law retired captain ... Updated 12 Sep, 2018 01:49pm

Perils of i-voting

I WAS overjoyed when I learned about the landmark Supreme Court judgement giving overseas Pakistanis the right to... Updated 10 Sep, 2018 04:37pm

UK court refuses bail to Karachi businessman

LONDON: A UK judge on Tuesday refused to grant bail to a Karachi-based businessman arrested here last week on a US... Published 22 Aug, 2018 04:20am

UGLY TRUTHS EXPOSED

The sections of British media describing the perpetrators as “Pakistanis” were not that off the mark. Updated 21 Aug, 2018 08:20am

Move afoot in UK to force offshore firms to reveal owners of properties

Names will appear on corporate registry, making it easier for law enforcers to seize assets linked to criminals. Updated 30 Jul, 2018 07:18pm

FOOTPRINTS: MURDER MOST FOUL

NESTLED between a car showroom and a takeaway, it looks an ordinary furniture and carpet shop, like many in East... Published 27 Jul, 2018 06:49am

Nawaz’s two grandsons released in UK

Junaid Safdar and Zakaria Sharif were taken into custody on Thursday after a clash with protesters. Updated 14 Jul, 2018 10:12am

Pakistan-Britons catch election fever

If it were up to UK’s Pakistani-born population Imran Khan would have been prime minister. Updated 13 Jul, 2018 08:18am

POLITICS: EYEING LONDON

Pakistani-origin Britons have a history of rising among the ranks in UK’s local bodies politics and the number Published 08 Jul, 2018 07:16am

Avenfield House or ‘tax haven’ house?

Majority of flats in the building are owned by offshore companies incorporated in tax havens like Panama, Guernsey. Updated 19 Sep, 2018 06:24pm

ANALYSIS: How closely Pakistan follows Westminster?

1990 is the year Malik Meraj Khalid, who served as Speaker during Benazir Bhutto’s government in 1988-90... Updated 03 Jul, 2018 10:10am