Britain, Pakistan agree to facilitate return of illegal migrants

October 1st, 2009 KUWAIT - The Kuwait has decided to deport over 1000 Pakistanis who are living in the country illegally. According to The Dawn, Kuwait's Interior Ministry has said that it would soon send nearly 17,000 illegal migrants people back to their native country.

September 29th, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said that o corruption charges were proved against former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and that was the reason why he allowed her to return to the country. Musharraf, who is currently on a lecture tour to US, told media persons in Virginia that he had asked Bhutto not to return to Pakistan in 2007 as there were serious threats to her life then.

September 22nd, 2009 French police bulldoze migrant camp near CalaisCALAIS, France — French police cleared out then bulldozed a squalid, sprawling forest camp near the northern city of Calais on Tuesday, detaining hundreds of illegal migrants who had hoped to slip across the English Channel into Britain. French Immigration Minister Eric Besson, who visited the site known as "the jungle," called it a "base camp for human traffickers" and said he would return the rule of law to the northern French coast.

September 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Former president Pervez Musharraf has said he will return to Pakistan under pleasant conditions. He added that he will not retaliate against those who are demanding to try him under Article 6 of the Pakistan Constitution.

September 21st, 2009 PHILADELPHIA - Former President Pervez Musharraf has said Pakistan would never allow foreign troops on its territory. Addressing a Pakistani doctors organization in Philadelphia, Musharraf said that Pakistan's defence is strong and no force can challenge the sovereignty of the country.

August 25th, 2009 LAHORE - Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has said he would return to Pakistan soon and initiate talks with country's political leaders. "I will soon return to Pakistan and begin consultations with political leaders of the country," The Daily Times quoted Musharraf, as saying.

August 21st, 2009 UNHCR shocked by migrants left adrift near ItalyGENEVA — The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees is "shocked" over reports of neglect from five African migrants who survived for three weeks in the Mediterranean Sea before being rescued by Italian authorities.

August 1st, 2009 LONDON - Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, who has been ruled guilty of illegally imposing emergency two years ago, faces exile in Britain because his presence may destabilise the country, a British newspaper reported Saturday. Musharraf, a former military general who was ousted from power in August 2008, has been in Britain for the past two months and is reported to be on a luxury cruise.

July 28th, 2009 LONDON - Believe it or not, being an illegal French migrant in the United Kingdom could make you 1700 pounds richerUnder a scheme, illegal migrants lining up in France to enter Britain will be offered 1,700 pounds each and a free flight home. Funded by British and French taxpayers, the Global Calais Scheme could cost millions.

March 13th, 2009 LONDON - Britain is set to become the most populus country in the European Union (EU) by 2050, fuelled by nearly 200,000 new migrants every year, the global organisation has said. Britain's population was predicted to rise from 61.6 million this year to 72.4 million by 2050, overtaking the current highest Germany which was expected to fall to 70.5 million and France with 67.7 million, IRNA reported Thursday quoting UN estimates.

March 12th, 2009 LONDON - A new survey by the London School of Economics claims that Britain is home to three-quarters of a million illegal immigrants. The Government has refused to estimate the number of illegals it has allowed into the UK since 2005.

March 10th, 2009 LONDON - The number of illegal immigrants in Britain is around 725,000, says a new study commissioned by the Mayor of London who wants their status legalised in order to reap the benefit of taxes. The study by the London School of Economics suggests that the number of illegal immigrants in Britain lies somewhere between 524,000 and 947,000, with a 'midpoint' figure of 725,000, according to the BBC.

February 9th, 2009 LONDON - Britain has named Sherard Cowper-Coles as its new envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan. Cowper-Coles, currently British ambassador to Afghanistan, will be appointed as special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, a new post, the foreign office said Monday.

January 22nd, 2009 LONDON - The British government should relax visa regulations for highly skilled workers from India and other countries outside Europe, who face joblessness or cuts in salaries because of the credit crunch, a lobby group said Friday. The Highly Skilled Migrants Programme (HSMP) Forum said in a statement that visa extension rules that require evidence of high salaries or incomes from doctors, engineers and other professionals were unrealistic in the current economic climate.

January 18th, 2009 LONDON - British employers are to be banned from advertising their jobs outside Europe in a step aimed at preserving jobs for British workers. The ban, which can be pushed through without parliamentary approval, is aimed at safeguarding jobs for Britons during the current economic downturn.