Imran Mulla

3 days ago | middleeasteye.net | Imran Mulla

British-made engines powered Israeli drones that India launched into Pakistani airspace last week, according to reports by the Pakistani media citing the country's military. Pakistani and international media circulated a photo late last week of an intact engine taken from a drone downed by the Pakistani military. The engine has visible manufacturer markings, which reveal it was produced by UK-based company UAV Engines Ltd.

5 days ago | middleeasteye.net | Imran Mulla

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir, arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, on Friday. On Thursday, he was across the border in the Indian capital, New Delhi, where he met the country's foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Now, Jubeir is set to speak with Pakistan's prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and its army chief, General Asim Munir. The Saudi foreign minister's ambitious task is to de-escalate tensions between Pakistan and India. This will be an enormous challenge.

1 week ago | middleeasteye.net | Imran Mulla |Joe Gill

Independent MP Shockat Adam has criticised British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for claiming "most of what he says is not right" after Adam asked whether the UK will "acknowledge that ethnic cleansing is underway" and end its military cooperation with Israel. Adam, the MP for Leicester South and a member of the parliamentary Independent Alliance group, put the questions to Starmer on Wednesday during Prime Minister's Questions in parliament.

1 week ago | middleeasteye.net | Imran Mulla |Joe Gill

British Conservative MP Bob Blackman has shared an X post by India's ruling party celebrating New Delhi's attacks on Pakistan that reportedly killed dozens of civilians. Blackman, MP for the London constituency of Harrow East, also shared a video of explosions in Gaza which purported to be a video of Pakistan during India's attacks. India said on Wednesday that it carried out "precision strikes" on "terrorist camps" across nine sites in Pakistan, as its neighbour promised to retaliate.

1 week ago | middleeasteye.net | Imran Mulla

Files held by the British government for nearly 78 years and declassified just days ago include secret messages sent in September 1947 by India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Pakistan’s first prime minister, Liaquat Ali Khan.