British Mirpuris early 1960s, the Government of Pakistan planned the Mangla Dam, which was to be built in the Mirpur area. Several thousand people had to move. The British then needed workers, mainly for textile factories. Up to 5,000 people from Mirpur (5% of the displaced) left for Britain, and the displaced Mirpuris were given legal and financial assistance by the British contractor that built the dam. Many started working in factories, mostly in the so-called "Black Country" and in Bradford. In some villages of Mirpur, more than half of the people moved to the United Kingdom to settle in the industrial
Philippines at the 2014 Asian Games (also held in South Korea), no Filipino boxer won the gold in a single Asian Games. Charly Suarez was beaten out by Mongolia's Otgondalai Dornjyambuu, in which the former settled for silver. The Philippine Basketball team was placed 7th, the poorest finish for the country in the history of Asian Games. Ranked at No. 22 overall, the Philippines placed seventh behind Southeast Asian Asiad powerhouse Thailand, which is followed by Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam. The Philippines is among the eight Southeast Asian teams to win at least one gold, with Cambodia winning its first gold medal and the