Pakistan Refuses to Take Back Rochdale Grooming Gang Ringleader
- British MP Rupert Lowe criticized Pakistan's socio-cultural norms, linking them to grooming and rape gangs in the UK involving offenders of Pakistani origin.
- Shabir Ahmed, leader of the Rochdale grooming gang convicted of multiple child rape offenses, renounced his Pakistani citizenship, and Pakistan refuses to accept him back after his UK prison release.
- UK law prevents the deportation of certain Commonwealth citizens like Ahmed due to the Immigration Act 1971, creating legal challenges for his removal.
- The UK government is considering using visa restrictions and aid withdrawal as leverage to pressure Pakistan into accepting deportees such as Ahmed.
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Shabir Ahmed being blocked from deportation to Pakistan is 'unacceptable', Chris Philp tells GB News
Chris Philp has told GB News that Britain must get "tougher" on countries who refuse to take back their criminals, following the release of Rochdale grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed.Speaking to host Christopher Hope, Mr Philp said: "I think it's unacceptable. If a UK citizen overseas commits a crime or is in another country illegally, of course we take them back and the same should apply for every other country around the world, including P…
Pakistan refuses to take back grooming gang ringleader
A diplomatic row is brewing as Pakistan refuses to accept Shabir Ahmed and is demanding the extradition of two political dissidents in exchange
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