Trial verdict

Robyn Vinter, Guardian, Somaiya Begum: man jailed for life for murder of niece who refused marriage, 15 March 2023 "She had been living at the house with another of her uncles and her grandmother under the terms of a forced marriage protection order, following attempts by her father to force her to marry a cousin in Pakistan “by threat of violence”, a jury heard."

'They'

BBC Radio 4, Sarfraz Manzoor, 'They'

Sarfraz Manzoor's 'They' was a Book of the Week on Radio 4. It's a worthwhile listen. There are some references to the influence of social media too (on episode 3), but I recommend the whole series.

Mayra Zulfiqar

Update:

Metro, Suspect in murder of British woman in Pakistan pictured

BBC News, Mayra Zulfiqar shooting: Men sought over killing of Londoner in Lahore

"Police in Pakistan are searching for two men following the fatal shooting of a British woman in Lahore."

Police probe Scottish mosque figures' links to banned sectarian group

BBC News, Police probe Scottish mosque figures' links to banned sectarian group "A BBC investigation has found that Sabir Ali, head of religious events at Glasgow Central Mosque, was president of Sipah-e-Sahaba (SSP)."

Khalil Dale

Telegraph, British aid worker Khalil Dale beheaded by Taliban in Pakistan, 30 Apr 2012 "The decapitated body of a "gentle and caring" British aid worker has been found almost four months after he was kidnapped in Pakistan with all the hallmarks of a Taliban execution, police said."

Headley trial: UK links

Jason Burke, The Guardian, Two Britons linked to al-Qaida plans to attack Danish newspaper, 19 Oct 2010 "According to the documents, Kashmiri told Headley the two men in Derby – who were originally from Kotli, in north-east Pakistan – would help him. It transpired that one of the men had fallen out with Kashmiri, accusing the militant leader of allowing his son to steal funds for jihad, but he did agree to provide money for the mission; the other man "was available" for the attacks in Denmark, the documents reveal. These are based on 34 hours of interviews with Headley conducted by Indian investigators this summer."

New Muslim Newspaper planned

Guardian, Middle East company to launch Muslim newspaper in UK, 11 Oct 2010: "The paper, which is backed by the Pakistani pay-TV operator ARY Digital and will be able to tap its network of reporters covering south Asia, is earmarked to launch early in the new year"

Book: "Secret Affairs: Britain's Collusion with Radical Islam"

almasryalyoum.com, Mark Curtis: Britain and the Muslim Brotherhood, 22 Sep 2010 "British journalist Mark Curtis's recently released book "Secret Affairs: Britain's Collusion with Radical Islam" tells the story of the West’s so-called “war on terror,” which Curtis says is nothing but a product of the foreign policies of dominant Western powers. Curtis also explains the long history of the West’s, particularly Britain’s, collaboration with Islamist groups and its involvement in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kosovo and Egypt."

I haven't seen this book yet.

Amir Khan profile

CNN, Amir Khan: Fighting stereotypes, 16 June 2010 "Being a Muslim and being a Pakistani a lot of people are going to bring that issue up. I'm flying the flag for Britain and Pakistan, I'm proud to be British and British Pakistani, and I think there's a lot of people, Muslim people, just like me."

Sahil Saeed 'safe and well'

Daily Mail, Kidnapped British boy Sahil Saeed found 'safe and well' in Pakistan after 12 day ordeal, 16 Mar 2010

Sahil Saeed

BBC News, Anguish for family of Pakistan kidnap boy Sahil Saeed, 11 Mar 2010 "Relatives of a five-year-old boy kidnapped in Pakistan have spoken of their anguish after reports he had been found turned out to be false."

"Suicide bomb blast kills Welsh woman in Pakistan "

BBC News, Suicide bomb blast kills Welsh woman in Pakistan, 23 Feb 2010 "A British woman was among several people killed in a suicide bomb blast in a north-west Pakistan city."

"British Ministers laud contributions of Muslim Diaspora"

APP, British Ministers laud contributions of Muslim Diaspora, 13 Oct 09

"The British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has lauded the contributions of the Muslim community in the development and progress of the United Kingdom and said his country is proud of their achievements.

"Speaking at the Eid Milan reception hosted at the historic Durbar Court of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office here last evening, he said the Muslim community has been making positive changes in the British society through various means."

David Miliband visit

APP, FM Qureshi, Miliband visit modern Islamic school in Multan, 8 Jul 09 "Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi and UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband visited a modern Islamic school in Multan on Wednesday.The visiting UK Foreign Secretary reached Multan on a day long visit on the invitation of FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi during which he visited mausoleums of Hazrat Bahauddin Zakariya Multani, Hazrat Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU), Al-Khair Public School (AKPS), and Chamber of Commerce and Industry."

'Manchester College of Professional Studies'

Times Online, Former pub became the centre of a web of bogus colleges, 21 May 09 "The Times has evidence that in 15 months from October 2006 they enrolled 1,143 foreign students, most Pakistanis, and sold bogus college qualifications to enable another 654 to extend their stay in the UK." Fascinating, extensive article about bogus educational institutions, focusing on the Pakistan market.

UK and South Asian Islam

Economist, A single space, 30 Apr 09 "Not just for security types and sociologists, but also for theologians, Britain and its ex-dominions in South Asia are virtually a single entity. Schools of Islam that emerged in India as a reaction to the British raj are now vying for influence in the north of England. The passions generated by the Bangladeshi variety of Islamism are as lively in London as they are in Dhaka. Anybody who hopes for stability and social peace in the Muslim parts of South Asia has to keep an eye on the Islamic scene in Britain. The reverse also applies. The flow of South Asian imams to Britain has recently slowed, but in an internet age there are other ways for ideas to travel."

Student Arrests

Newsmax, Arrest of Pakistani Students in Britain Angers Families, 17 Apr 09 "The arrests have sparked outrage in Pakistan, where government officials have issued a formal complaint against British law enforcement for refusing to reveal the suspects’ identities or grant Pakistani diplomats consular access to the men. Pakistan’s High Commissioner in London, Wajid Shamsul Hasan, accused British officials not of leaking details of the allegations against the men, but of failing to hand over the evidence against them, according to a report in the Daily Mail."

Plenty of coverage in the media of this.