Pakistan resists UK attempts to deport grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed
Pakistan has rejected UK government efforts to deport Shabir Ahmed, a convicted grooming gang leader who lost his British citizenship. Pakistan maintains that the matter is an internal UK legal issue and that they have no responsibility for the individual.
Why it matters
This case highlights the complexities of international deportation laws and the challenges of managing individuals who have lost citizenship but remain in the country of their conviction.
Image source, GMP Image caption, Shabir Ahmed was the head of a gang which abused girls as young as 12
The article presents the positions of both the UK government and the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs neutrally.
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