Islamabad (Web Desk): The British government has inked a new deal under which foreign criminals and immigration offenders will be returned from the United Kingdom to Pakistan.
“I’m proud to have signed a new landmark agreement with our Pakistani friends to return foreign criminals and immigration offenders from the UK to Pakistan,” UK Home Secretary Priti Patel said in a tweet.
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— Priti Patel (@pritipatel) August 17, 2022
I'm proud to have signed a new landmark agreement with our Pakistani friends to return foreign criminals and immigration offenders from the UK to Pakistan.
This deal shows our #NewPlanForImmigration in action, as we deliver for the British people. pic.twitter.com/UBK7gZ7Z9X
A statement from the Pakistani High Commission said: “The agreement renews and updates, in a bilateral context an earlier agreement between Pakistan and the European Community regarding readmission of persons residing without authorisation concluded in Oct 2009. The bilateral agreement was necessitated by the exit of the UK from the European Union.”
This is the fifth returns agreement the UK Home Office has signed in 15 months under its “New Plan for Immigration”. The UK has signed similar agreements with India, Nigeria, and Albania.
The implementation of the new policy will not focus on those Pakistani who are dual nationals — carrying both Pakistani and British identities.
