Three arrested Pakistanis to fight deportation from UK

October 1st, 2009 NEW YORK - Notwithstanding the huge monetary assistance that the United States is planning for Pakistan to help the troubled nation fight extremism and reduce anti-America sentiments, a majority of Pakistanis are still against the US being a partner in Islamabad's fight against terrorism. According to a survey conducted by the International Republican Institute, a Washington based group, about 80 percent of Pakistanis are against the US assistance in Pakistan's fight against terrorism.

October 1st, 2009 KUWAIT - The Kuwait has decided to deport over 1000 Pakistanis who are living in the country illegally. According to The Dawn, Kuwait's Interior Ministry has said that it would soon send nearly 17,000 illegal migrants people back to their native country.

August 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.

August 20th, 2009 ICE: Teams will arrest non-fugitive immigrantsSAN DIEGO — The chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says agents searching for people who ignore deportation orders will continue to arrest others in the country illegally who happen to be around when they show up.

August 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Most Pakistanis hate the Taliban as much as they consider United States as their enemy, a recent opinion poll has reveled. According to Pew Global Attitudes poll about 70 percent of Pakistanis are now against the Taliban's violent policies.

July 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.

July 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.

June 8th, 2009 Conn. judge blocks deportation of 4 immigrantsNEW HAVEN, Conn. — A judge in Connecticut says federal agents violated the rights of four illegal immigrants during a raid in New Haven two years ago and has put a stop to deportation proceedings.

May 22nd, 2009 LONDON - A 'network of sham colleges' is allowing thousands of Pakistanis, including men from the restive northwest of the country, to enter Britain by enrolling as students, a newspaper revealed. One college alone has 1,200 international students on its rolls despite claiming to have only 150, The Times reported Friday as part of an investigation.

May 20th, 2009 LAHORE - The Taliban is forcibly recruiting young men and training them to fight against the army. A young Taliban operative arrested by security personnel from the Mata tehsil region of the Swat Valley has disclosed that the outlawed unit is recruiting teenagers in large numbers to fight against the military in the ongoing operation in the Valley.

April 23rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has asked the British government not to deport its citizens who were rounded up on suspicion of links with terrorists, but were later released, as the UK Police could not produce evidence against them. Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said students had to undergo a harsh time behind bars and now it is up to the UK Government to compensate the students.

April 22nd, 2009 Court makes it easier to fight deportationWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court made it easier Wednesday for immigrants seeking to avoid deportation to get another chance at a court hearing. The decision came in the case of Jean Marc Nken, who came to the United States in 2001 and did not leave when his visa expired.

April 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.

April 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Nine Pakistani men, whose arrest over an alleged terrorist bomb plot in northwest England led to a row between Britain and Pakistan, have been released without charge. They were among 12 men who were arrested by British police April 8 after raids on houses in the cities of Manchester, Liverpool and Clitheroe.

April 14th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan may not accept UK's decision to deport 12 Pakistani students, who were arrested on alleged charges of being involved in the Manchester terror plot. Pakistan High Commission sources have said that Pakistan would like first to be informed on what charges these Pakistanis were arrested, the Dawn reports.