Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:41pm on 30 Oct 2026,Friday International
Pakistan detained British Labour councillor Daalat Ali, deputy leader of Rochdale Borough Council, during an October visit. Although released, Ali was reportedly prevented from boarding a flight at Lahore airport on October 28 to return to Britain. He was allegedly told his name appeared on an immigration control list. Ali had travelled with a delegation led by Rochdale ceremonial mayor Faisal Rana to Sahiwal, a Pakistani city twinned with Rochdale since 1998. Rochdale Council suspects the detention was linked to Ali’s activism on Kashmir. British Labour MP Imran Hussain has sought ministerial intervention, while human rights activists have also called for the UK to intervene over the reported travel restrictions. (PC: India Today)
