WESTMINSTER LONDON 16 August 2021. Gurkha veterans Dhan Gurung, Pushpa Rana Ghale and Gyanjaj Rai continue to fast on the 10th of their hunger strike under blankets opposite Downing Street to demand for equal pensions and parity with British counterparts as Gurkhas who retired before 1997 and are not eligible for a full UK Armed Forces pension. Gurkhas are Nepalese-born soldiers who have served in the British army since 1815,and fought in recent conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and the former Yugoslavia. Credit amer ghazzal/Alamy Live News

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