Pakistan

A man has been arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence after a viral video was published showing a taxi driver being subjected to a foul-mouthed tirade. In a minute-long video posted on social media, driver Abid Mustafa coolly handles a white male passenger who rants ‘this is England’, and ‘we’ll blow … Read more

‘This is England… Muslim ****’: Shocking footage shows drunken passenger hurling racist abuse at taxi driver who tries to ignore the slurs as he counts the man’s change The man hurled abuse at the driver, before calling him a ‘muslim c***’ as he left Despite a torrent of shocking abuse, the taxi driver remained remarkably … Read more

‘This is England… Muslim ****’: Shocking footage shows drunken passenger hurling racist abuse at taxi driver who tries to ignore the slurs as he counts the man’s change The man hurled abuse at the driver, before calling him a ‘muslim c***’ as he left Despite a torrent of shocking abuse, the taxi driver remained remarkably … Read more

A model who is feared to have died in the Pakistan plane crash last week has received online abuse posthumously.  Trolls on Twitter shared images of Zara Abid, 28, attacking her for her ‘sinful’ outfits and modelling career, with religious radicals saying she will be punished in the afterlife. Abid is believed to have been … Read more

A passenger list from the doomed Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 has revealed where the two survivors were sitting when the aircraft plowed into a residential neighbourhood in Karachi.   Nineteen of the 97 bodies recovered from the wreckage have been identified and were collected by loved ones for funeral prayers this morning.  Two men survived … Read more

Footage has emerged of the final few moments of a Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft before it crashed into buildings in the city of Karachi.  The footage was taken from a security camera perched on top of a rooftop which had a clear view of the skyline as the stricken aircraft was seen descending … Read more

Two passengers have survived the A320 crash in Pakistan, including Zafar Masood, manager of the Bank of Punjab, according to a government spokesman. The bank said he had suffered fractures but was ‘conscious and responding well’. The other survivor, engineer Muhammad Zubair, told Geo News the pilot came down for one landing, briefly touched down, … Read more

A court has ordered the release of a ‘mentally ill’ bull elephant to a sanctuary after 35 years suffering in a Pakistani zoo.  Local and international animal rights organizations launched a campaign to free Kaavan the elephant a year ago after reports that zookeepers were beating him and denying him food.  The Islamabad High Court … Read more

Airbus A320 with 107 people aboard crashes in residential area of Karachi in Pakistan It is believed the plane tried to land up to three times before the crash happened  The Pakistan military has deployed security forces to the area in a bid to help rescue operations  By Alice Cachia For Mailonline Published: 11:31 BST, … Read more

Airbus A320 with 107 people aboard crashes in residential area of Karachi in Pakistan By Alice Cachia For Mailonline Published: 11:31 BST, 22 May 2020 | Updated: 11:48 BST, 22 May 2020 A passenger plane carrying more than 100 people has crashed in the southern city of Karachi. Photos on national television show plumes of … Read more