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Pakistan offers to swap convicted sex offenders for UK-exiled dissidents, but deal faces legal hurdles.
Pakistan has proposed a controversial exchange to the UK: repatriating Pakistani-origin convicted sex offenders linked to grooming gangs, including Qari Abdul Rauf and Adil Khan, in return for the extradition of two political dissidents, Shahzad Akbar and Adil Raja, who live in exile in Britain.
The proposal emerged from a December 4 meeting between Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and UK High Commissioner Jane Marriott, with discussions focused on security cooperation and counter-disinformation.
The UK has struggled to deport the offenders due to Pakistan’s prior refusal, especially after many renounced their citizenship.
The deal faces legal and ethical challenges, as the UK lacks a formal extradition treaty with Pakistan and courts are cautious about politically sensitive cases.
No official confirmation has been issued from either side.
Pakistán ofrece intercambiar a delincuentes sexuales convictos por disidentes exiliados en el Reino Unido, pero el acuerdo enfrenta obstáculos legales.