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you couldnt make it up! - Posted on 2006-10-20 16:11:54

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http://pakistaniat.com/2006/10/17/pakistan-tall-woman-zainab/ The Daily Times (18 October, 2006) reports (based on a report in the UK tabloid The Daily Mail) that “A Pakistani woman seven feet and two inches tall is to live in Britain on benefits after claiming asylum because she is ‘too tall’ to return home.” Zainab Bibi, 33, claims she faces constant persecution and ridicule in her own country over her height. She has lodged an asylum claim with the Home Office and has already been granted a two-year visa to remain in the UK. Zainab, who in 2003 held the title of the tallest woman in the world, plans to live off benefits and take advantage of free NHS healthcare. Zainab lodged her application for asylum claiming she was repeatedly attacked in her hometown Toba Tek Singh near Faisalabad. She said youths in her hometown threw stones and rocks at her and often pulled at her clothing. She added that one man hit her with a stick breaking her wrist and now she is too afraid to return to Pakistan for fear of further attacks. After flying in from Pakistan, she claimed asylum in June and was given a council flat in Stockport, Greater Manchester, where she pays no rent or council tax and receives Ł40 a week in benefits. Zainab’s case is likely to be heard next year, according to the Daily Mail. ermmm i read the whole article and the comments as well, no one suggested she should perhaps get a fecking job or nowt............... whats the betting this application will be approved!

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	you couldnt make it up! - Posted on 2006-10-20 16:22:40
Colin 1000cc Pro Racer Joined: Friday, October 29, 2004 Posts: 269 Location: Essex United Kingdom	On the cards that one bear

	you couldnt make it up! - Posted on 2006-10-21 21:48:18
fredcbr6uk 1300cc Superstar Joined: Saturday, July 08, 2006 Posts: 513 Location: beccles United Kingdom	a fair system for everyone.......aledgedly. I got told i would have to wait 8 years for a council place, but then I suppose thats something to do with the fact that i actually pay my taxes.

	you couldnt make it up! - Posted on 2006-10-22 00:57:21
gixxer 1300cc Superstar Joined: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 Posts: 1563 Location: sheffield United Kingdom	i hear the harlem globetrotters are looking for new blood!

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