On 18 July 2024, Rukhsar Ahmed was arrested on rape and trafficking of children charges in Manchester. Last week, he was elected as a Member of Parliament in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, the government body in the autonomous region. He is currently out on bail.
Just last month, the 62-year-old politician was summoned to answer bail at a Manchester police station. He said he was 'too unwell to fly,' and didn't appear at the station. Around the same time, there were various photos of Ahmed on social media campaigning in northern Pakistan.
