KARACHI/LONDON: Former prime minister Imran Khan’s accountability chief Shahzad Akbar has denied he is an absconder in the Al-Qadir Trust case, saying he has responded to the two notices that.
UK ready to discuss Nawaz extradition but no deportation
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December 16, 2020
LONDON: British Home Secretary Priti Patel has written to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s advisor on accountability Shahzad Akbar pointing out that the UK government is subject to international law in the case of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif who is currently residing in London and who the Pakistani government wants sent back from London.
The Home Secretary, according to a trusted source, has confirmed that the British government would give Pakistan’s extradition request full attention under the provision of UK law if a formal request were received. At the same time, Ms Patel has stressed that the UK is subject to international law and cannot go against the established legal principles.
UK ready to discuss Nawaz’s extradition but no deportation
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December 16, 2020
LONDON: British Home Secretary Priti Patel has written to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s adviser on accountability Shahzad Akbar pointing out that the UK government is subject to international law in the case of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is currently residing in London and who the Pakistani government wants sent back from London.
The Home Secretary, according to a trusted source, has confirmed that the British government would give Pakistan’s extradition request full attention under the provision of UK law if a formal request were received. At the same time, Ms Patel has stressed that the UK is subject to international law and cannot go against the established legal principles.
UK ready to discuss Nawaz Sharif’s extradition but no deportation
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Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
LONDON: British Home Secretary Priti Patel has written to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s adviser on accountability Shahzad Akbar pointing out that the UK government is subject to international law in the case of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is currently residing in London and who the Pakistani government wants sent back from London.
The Home Secretary, according to a trusted source, has confirmed that the British government would give Pakistan’s extradition request full attention under the provision of UK law if a formal request were received. At the same time, Ms Patel has stressed that the UK is subject to international law and cannot go against the established legal principles.