Deported Pakistani student returns homeOctober 13th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Another Pakistani student deported from Britain arrived at the Benazir International Airport here on Tuesday. Muhammad Ramadan, along with 10 other Pakistani students, was arrested by the British police on terror charges.
One Pakistani among six others arrested in anti-terror FBI raids in New YorkSeptember 23rd, 2009 NEW YORK - Six persons including one Pakistani were apprehended by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) during raids against suspects in Queens area here. Though the investigators have released the other five suspects after initial interrogation, the one Pakistani named Abdul Mannan, who hails from Quetta and has been living in the US for the last 15 years, was still in FBI's custody, The News reports.
Lawyer for 2 Pakistani students expelled after detention in Britain says they were mistreatedAugust 22nd, 2009 2 Pakistan students expelled from UK return homeISLAMABAD — The lawyer for two Pakistani students who returned home Saturday after being detained in Britain during a series of terrorism raids said they were frequently strip-searched and served tainted food — a claim the British embassy rejected. Abdul Wahab Khan and Shoaib Khan were among 12 students arrested in dramatic daytime raids in northern England in April.
Two Pak students held in anti-terror raids fly back home, abandon deportation fightAugust 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Two of the ten Pakistani students who were detained during counter-terrorism raids in Manchester and Liverpool earlier this year have flown back home, discontinuing their fight against deportation. Abdul Wahab Khan, 26, and Shoaib Khan, 27 were among ten Pakistanis who were detained in April on national security grounds after officials claimed that they have foiled a major bombing plot by Al-Qaeda.
Britain denies bail to cleared Pakistani 'terror suspect' studentsJuly 30th, 2009 LONDON - British authorities have denied bail to Pakistani students detained earlier this year on national security grounds in simultaneous raids conducted across the country. The Special Immigration Appeals Commission after hearing the bail pleas of two students, Muhammad Ramazan and Ahmad Faraz at the Royal Courts of Justice here, refused to grant bail in all seven cases levied against them, The Daily Times reports.
Illegal immigrants get into UK through 'bogus college' routeJuly 21st, 2009 LONDON - The British Home Affairs Committee has said that tens of thousands of illegal immigrants get into the UK because they claim to attend colleges, which turn out to be fake,, despite he Government's claim that hundreds of bogus colleges have already been closed
The committee said most come in on fraudulent visas in order to work illegally and not to further their education. Chairman Keith Vaz said it was "unacceptable and unbelievable" that ministers had done nothing about the problem despite knowing about it for more than a decade.
'Angry and shocked' arrested Pak students to launch legal battle against UK authoritiesJuly 19th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistani students, who were arrested earlier this year on national security grounds in simultaneous raids conducted across Britain, have now decided to launch a legal battle against the British authorities, as they (authorities) have failed to table any substantial evidence against them. One of the two students, Janas Khan, who was released from prison on Saturday after terrorism charges against them were dropped, said he is 'angry and shocked' by the British Government's treatment, and that he would take the concerned authorities to the court of law for arresting him without having enough proof.
Britain drops deportation orders for Pak studentsJuly 18th, 2009 LONDON - Britain has withdrawn deportation orders on two of the nine Pakistani students who were detained on national security grounds earlier this year. Both students, Sultan Sher and Janas Khan belong to the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in Pakistan and were arrested from Leeds and Milton Keynes respectively.
Back in Pakistan, student says detention in Britain on terror claim was 'mental torture'June 11th, 2009 Pakistani: Detention in Britain 'mental torture'ISLAMABAD — One of several Pakistani students rounded up by British authorities on allegations of terrorism — later dropped — described his detention as "mental torture" after returning to his native country Thursday. The case has strained relations between Britain and Pakistan, especially after British authorities failed to produce enough evidence to back up the terror charges but insisted on deporting the students anyway.
Britain ready to release, deport Pak student as charges of security threat withdrawnMay 30th, 2009 LONDON - The British authorities have agreed to release and deport Pakistan student, Tariq-ur-Rehman, who was arrested in the terror raids carried out on May 8. The Nation reports that Rehman is being released after British Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, agreed to withdraw the charges of threat to the national security labeled against him.
British releases all 12 suspects arrested in terror raids this monthApril 22nd, 2009 Britain frees 12 terror suspects detained in raidsLONDON — British police released the last of 12 suspects rounded up in a series of dramatic anti-terror raids earlier this month, failing to charge any of the men, authorities said Wednesday. The news was an embarrassment for British authorities, including Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who claimed at the time of their arrests that police had disrupted "a very big terrorist plot" that had been monitored "for some time."
The arrests were rushed in part because a police commissioner inadvertently exposed details of the operation to a photographer outside the prime minister's office.
UK authorities say they want to deport 9 men caught up in terror raidsApril 22nd, 2009 9 men caught in UK terror raids up for deportationLONDON — British authorities are seeking to deport nine terrorism suspects arrested earlier this month in a highly publicized police operation, officials said Tuesday. The men were among 12 people arrested as part of an anti-terror sweep across northern England on April 8.
Govt. showed dishonourable behaviour during terror raids: British Muslim CouncilApril 22nd, 2009 LONDON - The British Government has been accused of dishonourable behaviour after nine Pakistanis out of 11 arrested in Easter terror raids were released without any charge. The Government said it would not be prosecuting the nine, but still wanted to deport them, following their apprehension in Greater Manchester, Liverpool and Lancashire earlier this month, The Telegraph reported.
Three arrested Pakistanis to fight deportation from UKApril 22nd, 2009 LONDON - A lawyer for the three Pakistani men facing deportation after being arrested in anti-terror raids earlier this month says his clients will fight to stay on in Britain. Mohammed Ayub says the men are in Britain lawfully on student visas, are not extremists and have done nothing wrong.
Pakistan slams UK for its slack visa normsApril 10th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan has criticized Britain for its slack visa norms after it was disclosed that most of those who were nabbed during anti-terror raids in north-west of England were holding student visas. Pakistan's High Commissioner to Britain Wajid Shamsul Hasan said British authorities in were not doing enough to stop the illegal passage of people to the country.
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