News from category Asia
THE Pakistan Cricket Board has released a statement saying they have not imposed life bans on senior players Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan.
It comes a day after the PCB released findings of a committee inquiry …
THE BBC’s intention to close their Asian Network Radio, earlier this week, was met by a hideously escalating, and it my opinion, somewhat unnecessary backlash of anger and negativity.
Indeed, Facebook petitions were being launched ten …
Officers investigating the murder of a Leicester man have released a picture of his jacket to help identify his movements prior to the attack.
Nazir Taj Sheikh, 36, received a stab wound following an incident in …
A POST mortem on a baby boy who died after being abandoned outside a Mosque in Stoke on Trent has been unable to establish a cause of death.
The baby boy was found in a bag …
CRICKETERS Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan have been thrown out of the Pakistan team and banned for life in an amazing crackdown on player discipline by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
The former captains were accused …
FOUR MEN who kidnapped a teenager and burned him with an iron in a terrifying kidnap plot have been jailed for over 40 years.
The victim, who has not been named, was abducted by the group …
AN Oxfam air worker from Pakistan is to visit Birmingham to raise awareness of the impact of climate change in Pakistan.
Arbab Shakar hopes to raise awareness of the issue saying it is not widely known …
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a Leicester man are appealing for public help in tracing the victim’s movements before he was killed.
Mr Nazir Taj Sheikh, 36, was stabbed following an incident in the St Saviour’s …
THE father of kidnapped Sahil Saeed has flown back to the UK, ignoring pleas from authorities in Pakistan to stay in the country, it has been reported.
The BBC said police in Pakistan had wanted Raja …
POLICE have named a Leicester murder victim who was found dead from a stab wound.
Nazir Taj Sheikh, 36, was found in Grove Road near St Saviours Road in the Highfields area of the city at …
NOT one to be outshone by screen rival Akshay Kumar, Shahrukh Khan has possibly scooped the collaboration of the year signing up R&B singer Akon for his forthcoming Bollywood Sc-Fi film, ‘Ra.One’.
Kumar is well known …
A WEST Midlands couple who benefited to the tune of £1 million from a life of crime have been sentenced.
Zadia Parveen, 41, and her husband Mohammed Shabir, 47, from Sutton Coldfield lived a life of …
PAKISTAN all-rounder Abdul Razzaq will play Twenty20 cricket for Hampshire alongside international team mate Shahid Afridi.
He will join the club’s newly named Hampshire Royals side for the 2010 Friends Provident t20 competition which starts on …
EASTENDERS actress Preeya Kalidas has filmed her final scenes for the BBC soap as she looks to launch a pop career.
The 29-year-old actress, who plays Amira Masood, is said to be recording her debut album …
ONE of India’s leading filmmakers, Shyam Benegal, is in the UK for a series of events exploring his vast career and celebrating his achievements in Indian cinema.
As part of the Tongues on Fire 12th Asian …
POLICE in the West Midlands are urging the public to call a confidential Anti-Terrorist Hotline if they suspect suspicious activity.
The appeal comes at the start of a nationwide campaign – funded by the Association of …
