Pakistan News: LONDON: Pakistan is demanding the extradition of political dissidents from the UK if Britain wants to deport freed Rochdale grooming gang ringleader S.

Labour is considering bringing emergency legislation to deport the Pakistan-born ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang.

Pakistan has told Britain it must hand over political dissidents living in the UK if it wants Islamabad to accept the deportation of convicted Rochdale grooming gang ringleader…

A convicted child rapist at the centre of Britain's notorious Rochdale grooming gang scandal has become the focus of an extraordinary diplomatic standoff after Pakistan reportedly…

The Government has been examining ways to deport Shabir Ahmed, 73, since his release last week

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Shabir Ahmed – who served 14 years in jail for multiple rapes and sexual abuse against young girls – was released from prison last week

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The home secretary is due to set out plans to change the UK's Immigration Act, a law which has stopped the Rochdale grooming gang leader from being deported.

Pakistan News: LONDON: Pakistan is demanding the extradition of political dissidents from the UK if Britain wants to deport freed Rochdale grooming gang ringleader S.

The home secretary is expected to unveil a proposal on Monday

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Cather Atkinson hinted that the Home Office may threaten to stop issuing visas to Pakistan unless it agrees to accept Shabir Ahmed

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's spokesman refused to rule out removing Ahmed to another state - not yet named - if he cannot be deported to Pakistan.