Pakistan resisting UK attempts to deport grooming gang leader
Pakistan says Shabir Ahmed’s removal is a UK matter as the Home Office says deportation depends on Islamabad accepting him.
- The United Kingdom is pushing to deport Shabir Ahmed, the convicted ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang, but Pakistan is resisting the move. Ahmed was released on licence this month after serving a 22-year sentence.
- Immigration Act protections currently prevent deportation for Commonwealth citizens who arrived before 1973 and lived in the UK for five years. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood argues the law should not shield serious offenders like Ahmed.
- After leaving prison, Ahmed was placed in 24-hour staffed accommodation with a GPS electronic monitoring tag. Some of his victims said they were "frightened" and felt "unsafe" following his release into the community.
- Spokesman Tahir Andrabi said Pakistan has "no connection whatsoever" with the matter, maintaining the case is a British responsibility. The UK government is weighing visa restrictions against Pakistan to pressure officials into accepting the deportation.
- Political pressure intensifies as leaders like Andy Burnham demand Ahmed's removal from Britain. Victims' minister Catherine Atkinson noted visa restrictions previously persuaded Angola, Namibia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo to cooperate on deportations.
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Pakistan Rejects Rochdale Grooming Gang Leader, Blames UK for His Crimes
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Pakistan Says UK Bears Responsibility for Rochdale Grooming Gang Leader’s Crimes - Internewscast Journal
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Rochdale Council calls for grooming gang leader to be deported
Rochdale town hall unanimously called for the deportation of grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed.
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