Tag: British
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Abubakar Shak fires back at critics of his British accent
Abubakar Shak’s british accent in ‘Khudsar’ has earned him both praise and criticism but he’s not letting the haters get to him. During an interview with BBC Asian Network’s Haroon Rasheed, he was asked about becoming a viral sensation. “My first scene, in which I asked about my stepmother, went viral. I didn’t want to…
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US-UK strike Yemen after Houthi rebels defend Palestine by stopping Israeli ships
American and British forces have launched fresh raids on Yemen’s capital, Houthi rebel forces confirmed on Saturday, a day after the allies carried out dozens of strikes on the country. The latest raids targeted Al-Dailami airbase in Sanaa, which has been under Houthi control since 2014, a statement released on their official media stated. “The…
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UK’s Rishi Sunak said Britain should ‘let people die’ during Covid
A recent inquiry into Britain’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed that Rishi Sunak believed that the government should “just let people die” rather than impose a second national lockdown. The concerning statement by Rishi Sunak was quoted in a hearing on Monday about UK’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic that shut down large…
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Pakistan’s Namira Saleem set to launch into space
The Galactic 04 spaceflight will take off today carrying three passengers, including a Pakistani, Namira Salim. On Tuesday, Virgin Galactic announced a day’s delay in the space tourism mission to Friday, October 6. “The slip will give our team an additional day to complete vehicle prep and checks,” they wrote on their X account. “We…
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Daniel Radcliffe reflects on working with Michael Gambon in new interview
Wands rose across the world as Harry Potter fans mourned the loss of British thespian Michael Gambon, that’s Professor Albus Dumbledore for muggles, in the Harry Potter films. Several fans shared some of their favorite dialogues from the books and movies, and several Harry Potter actors, including the main lead Daniel Radcliffe himself- spoke about…
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A major actor from the Harry Potter movies has passed away
British thespian Michael Gambon, best known for playing the beloved headmaster Dumbledore in ‘Harry Potter’ movies has passed away at the age of 82, BBC has reported. In a statement released to the press, the actor’s widow Lady Gambon, and son Fergus, said the actor suffered from a bout of pneumonia, and passed away with…
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My best friend’s fake wedding: Bajaur man held for hoax of British girl marrying his friend
In a bizarre turn of events, a man from Bajaur district was arrested by local police for making and spreading a fake Facebook post claiming his best friend had married a British woman. Muhammad Gulab posted a fake picture of a woman, claiming that Ela from Britain had travelled to the Bajaur district to marry…
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‘Used to wish that my name was normal and English like Hannah’: Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa is one of the biggest stars in the music industry today with her iconic looks as well as bops like ‘Levitating’ and the Barbie soundtrack ‘Dance the night’. The BBC reports that the Albanian-English pop star has revealed she wasn’t always so sure she would end up working in the entertainment industry because…
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UK organisations want Home Secretary to apologise for racist, Islamophobic allegations against British Pakistanis
A group of healthcare professionals have demanded that England’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman issue an apology to British Pakistanis for levelling baseless accusations of racism, Islamophobia and other falsehoods against them, endangering their safety in the UK, Murtaza Ali Shah has reported for Geo. Several healthcare organizations, comprising a significant number of healthcare professionals from…
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American kickboxer Andrew Tate converts to Islam, prayer video goes viral
Former American kickboxer Andrew Tate has confirmed that he is Muslim after a video of him praying with a friend in a mosque in Dubai went viral. Tate revealed his conversion to Islam last week after a video of him learning an Islamic prayer from Tam Khan went viral. According to a tweet uploaded from…