AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Former Pakistani minister arrested over alleged child rape in Manchester — then won re-election back home
A 62-year-old former Pakistani state minister was arrested in Britain on suspicion of raping and trafficking young girls in a 1990s Manchester grooming gang, only to skip his bail appearance, claim illness, and win a new seat in Pakistan's legislature while campaigning online. Rukhsar Ahmed, a member of the Pakistan Muslim League, Nawaz, the party […] The post Former Pakistani minister arrested over alleged child rape in Manchester — then won re-election back home appeared first on American Almanac .
A 62-year-old former Pakistani state minister was arrested in Britain on suspicion of raping and trafficking young girls in a 1990s Manchester grooming gang, only to skip his bail appearance, claim illness, and win a new seat in Pakistan's legislature while campaigning online. Rukhsar Ahmed, a member of the Pakistan Muslim League, Nawaz, the party of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, was taken into custody by Greater Manchester Police in July 2024 after two alleged victims came forward with accusations dating back roughly three decades. Breitbart News reported that Ahmed, who once owned a restaurant called the Guijar Palace near Manchester's well-known "Curry Mile" district, was placed on bail with a condition to report to a…Open