Andrabi says the ringleader’s “heinous crimes demand serious introspection rather than the quest to search for extraneous causes”.

The UK government has started the process of changing a law that has so far prevented the deportation of convicted grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed to Pakistan.

‘Regardless of where he was born, the onus lies on where he grew up, was raised, groomed, and unfortunately spoiled,’ Islamabad official says