Pakistan rejects UK bid to deport captain Shabbir Ahmed

Ahmed, who came to England in the late 1960s, was one of nine men from Rochdale and Oldham convicted of abusing girls as young as 13.

“Heinous crimes require internal rather than external causes,” Andrabi said of Ahmed.

He said: “The matter raised is entirely an internal matter for the UK.”

“The person concerned is a British citizen who has spent his entire life in England and has been convicted by a British court of crimes committed on British soil.

“Any decision regarding his release, control of the normal legal situation, is within the jurisdiction of the competent British authorities and must be dealt with in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom.”

“No matter where he was born, his fault lies in where he was raised, raised, prepared and, sadly, spoiled.”

“The government of Pakistan has nothing to do with this matter,” he added.

“We cannot be involved in any decisions regarding the release or continued treatment of the individual under British law.”

Ahmed was imprisoned for 22 years. And it was released on license this month.

Victims of the gang were told there was a provision under the 1971 Immigration Act that prevented any Commonwealth citizen who came to the UK before 1973 and stayed in the country for five years from being deported.

Under the amendments proposed by the UK government, foreign criminals who have been convicted of certain serious crimes will no longer benefit from these protections.

According to the law regarding the removal of citizenship, it brings the law of deportation.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said this week that the 1971 law provides protection for long-term UK residents but “removal should not be used as a defense in cases like Shabir Ahmed’s”.

The Home Office admitted that Ahmed Ahmed’s removal from power was dependent on Pakistan accepting it.

After his release from prison, Ahmed was sent to a 24-hour shelter and fitted with an electronic GPS-monitored tag.

He said he would be sent back to prison if the government breached strict license conditions while in England.

Some of the victims said they were “scared” and felt “unsafe” when they were released.

Andy Burnham, who was later appointed prime minister by Sir Keir Starmer, described Ahmed as a “vile criminal” who wanted him deported.