London, July 20 (IANS) Political parties in the United Kingdom (UK) are urging the Labour Party to stop all foreign aid to Pakistan and impose visa sanctions until Islamabad takes back the child rapist and ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang.The UK government is trying to deport Shabir Ahmed to Pakistan, his country of birth, as he was released from prison recently after serving 14 years of his 22-year sentence for 30 child rape offences, leading British daily ‘The Telegraph’ reported. Howe…
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Athens, July 18 (IANS) UK Member of Parliament Rupert Lowe’s Inquiry Report on ‘Pakistani Rape Gangs’ has reignited debate in Britain about “Pakistani Muslim networks” being responsible for a significant share of organised grooming-gang abuse cases across the country, a report has stated. The findings of ‘Rape Gang Inquiry Report’ compiled from survivor testimonies, whistleblower accounts, court documents and past investigations detailed how young girls were targeted through a recurring patt…
London, July 10 (IANS) The UK government is expected to announce changes to legislation that currently prevents the deportation of the Rochdale grooming gang’s ringleader to Pakistan, according to local media reports. UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is considering whether the changes will be introduced through fast-tracked legislation or as an amendment to the Immigration and Asylum Bill. Shabir Ahmed, the ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang, who served 14 years for several rapes and sexual…
Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) The Pakistani government is maintaining the same claim as the ringleader of the grooming gang in the UK’s Rochdale by saying he is no longer a Pakistani citizen, a media report said.”Pakistan is refusing to take back a ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang on the grounds that he is no longer a citizen of the country after ripping up his passport. Shabir Ahmed, who was freed this week after serving 14 years in prison for 30 child rape offences, claims that he renounced…
London, June 19 (IANS) At least 250,000 girls and likely more were subjected to gang rape, trafficking, torture, and coerced pregnancy over several decades, with the perpetrators overwhelmingly being of Pakistani Muslim heritage and the enabling institutions overwhelmingly of the British state, according to a 219-page report released by a privately funded parliamentary inquiry into organised child sexual exploitation in the United Kingdom (UK). The Rape Gang Inquiry, chaired by Reform UK MP Rupe…
Brussels, June 13 (IANS) The grooming gang scandal in the United Kingdom (UK) exposes a deeper institutional failure rather than criminal brutality. Victims’ complaints, police reports, court cases, and local investigations repeatedly revealed patterns that were present across multiple towns but not adequately addressed, a report has stated.The issue of a significant number of offenders coming from British communities of Pakistani heritage was long treated as politically sensitive, despite the…
London, April 9 (IANS) British Conservative MP Katie Lam’s call for a national inquiry into UK grooming gangs exposes a scandal in which gangs of Pakistani British heritage systematically exploited vulnerable children — mostly white and Sikh girls — from the 1990s through the 2010s, devastating communities in towns like Rotherham, Rochdale, and Telford. “Predators targetted girls as young as 11 in everyday spots like parks, bus stops, or schools, luring them with flattery, alcohol, drugs…
London, March 19 (IANS) A deeply concerning claim circulating on social media alleges that Pakistani “grooming gangs” operating in the United Kingdom are targetting Sikh girls, luring them into their networks and encouraging religion conversion through financial incentives or emotional coercion. According to a report in Khalsa Vox, if substantiated, these allegations would extend beyond a single community and raise serious concerns about broader public safety and the rule of law.“The Unite…
London, Jan 17 (IANS) Pakistani grooming gangs in the United Kingdom are widely known for their organised operations and repeated targetting of minority communities, particularly Sikh and Hindu girls, with activists labelling the serial abuse as “the biggest peacetime crime — and cover-up — in British history”, a report has highlighted. It detailed that these grooming gangs have been associated with organised Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) for decades.According to a report in New Delhi-ba…