A giant man who stands 7ft 6ins tall and was bullied at school after growing to more than 6ft by the age of ten is now training to become the world’s tallest cricketer. Mudassir Gujjar, 21, has already been picked up by his local cricket team the Lahore Qalandars and hopes to play on the world … Read more
Prince William is taking on the role of ‘People’s Prince’ now that he is no longer ‘overshadowed’ by his brother Prince Harry, royal experts have claimed. This week the Duke of Cambridge, 38, was widely praised for his touching conservation documentary A Planet For Us All, with viewers branding it ‘outstanding’ and insisting Princess Diana … Read more
Pictured: Taxi driver, 37, charged with murdering his ‘amazing’ mother-of-seven wife, 39, weeks after she returned from burying her father in Pakistan Abida Karim was found dead inside her home in Leeds, West Yorkshire yesterday Husband Sajid Pervez, 37 has been charged with murder and is due to appear in court Tributes have poured in for … Read more
Fury after Pakistan police chief ‘victim blames’ mother who was gang-raped in front of her two children because she was out with a male guardian French mother to blame for her rape Pakistani police chief Umar Sheikh appears to say Victim allegedly attacked by several men in front of her two children Police chief’s comments criticised … Read more
A Navy SEAL who helped take down Osama bin Laden has opened up about how the harrowing memories of 9/11 helped him go through with the life-threatening mission. Robert O’Neill, from Montana, was part of the SEAL Team Six who carried out Operation Nepture Spear in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and successfully killed the al-Qaeda leader in May … Read more
Christian is sentenced to death in Pakistan after being accused of ‘blasphemy’ when he refused his employer’s request to convert to Islam Asif Pervaiz, 37, has been in custody since 2013 accused of blasphemy He claims his factory supervisor tried to convert him to Islam after he quit the job Asif says when he refused, … Read more
An elephant kept alone in a tiny enclosure in a Pakistani zoo will be allowed to leave after a campaign by animal welfare activists helped ensure him better conditions elsewhere. Dubbed the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ by his supporters, Kaavan has languished at a zoo in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad for more than 35 years. … Read more
As the Taliban death squad stalked through the school assembly hall, shooting boy after green-uniformed boy with chilling dispassion, Ahmad Nawaz slid to the floor and cowered under his chair. Lying face down with his hands clasped over his head, he held his breath as the clatter of gunfire drew ever closer. Then he could … Read more
England cricketer Ben Stokes reveals he ‘didn’t sleep for a week’ after finding out his father Ged was suffering from brain cancer England star Ben Stokes has spoken after his father’s heartbreaking diagnosis Ged Stokes revealed he is battling brain cancer after being taken ill in the winter Stokes withdrew from England’s Test series with … Read more
Saaba Mahmood, 36, was spared jail after admitting to scrounging almost £100,000 in illegal welfare claims at Manchester’s Minshull Street Crown Court A mother of eight who scrounged almost £100,000 in illegal welfare claims has been spared jail after she offered to enrol on a taxpayer funded programme to help her realise her crimes were … Read more