Former Pakistani minister arrested over alleged child rape in 1990s Manchester
Rukhsar Ahmed is the owner of a former restaurant, the Gujjar Palace, near Manchester’s curry mile. Photograph: SuppliedView image in fullscreenRukhsar Ahmed is the owner of a former restaurant, the Gujjar Palace, near Manchester’s curry mile. Photograph: SuppliedAhmed, who has more than 17,000 followers on Facebook, was pictured with friends in Rusholme as recently as May, with associates saying he has visited regularly.He is the owner of a former restaurant, the Gujjar Palace, near Manchester’s curry mile.
- ▪Rukhsar Ahmed is the owner of a former restaurant, the Gujjar Palace, near Manchester’s curry mile.
- ▪Photograph: SuppliedView image in fullscreenRukhsar Ahmed is the owner of a former restaurant, the Gujjar Palace, near Manchester’s curry mile.
- ▪Photograph: SuppliedAhmed, who has more than 17,000 followers on Facebook, was pictured with friends in Rusholme as recently as May, with associates saying he has visited regularly.He is the owner of a former restaurant, the Gujjar Palace,
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Rukhsar Ahmed is the owner of a former restaurant, the Gujjar Palace, near Manchester’s curry mile. Photograph: SuppliedView image in fullscreenRukhsar Ahmed is the owner of a former restaurant, the Gujjar Palace, near Manchester’s curry mile. Photograph: SuppliedUK newsFormer Pakistani minister arrested over alleged child rape in 1990s ManchesterExclusive: Rukhsar Ahmed was re-elected as an MP in Pakistan last week despite being on police bail in the UKShah Meer Baloch, Josh Halliday, Raphael Boyd and Rajeev SyalWed 5 Aug 2026 07.30 EDTLast modified on Wed 5 Aug 2026 07.32 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA former Pakistani state minister has been arrested on suspicion of raping vulnerable young girls in Manchester in the 1990s, the Guardian can reveal.Rukhsar Ahmed, who was…
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