'If I go back...': Pakistani-origin activist Shoaib Sohail says UK will deport him as he supports Tommy Robinson
Pakistani-origin activist Shoaib Sohail said he was sacked from Swansea Council because of his support for Tommy Robinson and he was threatened by the council to delete his X account and YouTube.
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In an interview with GB News, Sohail said the UK has been his country since 2008 and he does not like the people of his own community who just illegally enter the UK.
Sohail said his community tried to silence him through threats, intimidation and lies. When all of these failed, they sent the police after him and he was arrested on false accusations. In a long X post in which he announced that his journey in UK has been forced to come to an end, Sohail wrote that the final blow came to him when he lost his job with Swansea Council.
With no job in the UK, now he has no other option to stay in the country.
"What many don't know is that I am not entitled to any benefits in the UK. I never needed them, I always had good jobs and took pride in standing on my own two feet. In fact, I once wrote to the Home Office declining benefits because I saw how many illegal immigrants were taking advantage of the system. That email is also attached below," Sohail wrote.
"I haven't yet decided where I will go.
I hold a Pakistani passport, and sadly, that alone has closed doors. Many companies in Dubai and Saudi Arabia have effectively shadow-banned Pakistani applicants, making it incredibly hard to get a job. That leaves only Pakistan not out of desire, but out of necessity," he wrote.
Sohail said in Pakistan, he is a known voice against religion extremist and he receive numerous death threats from Pakistanis, Afghans, Bengalis and Muslims after my interview outside Tommy Robinson's court case in London went viral.
"If I go back, I know there are people who would love nothing more than to silence me permanently," Sohail said.
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