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Pakistan: Repatriation

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 22 January 2025UIN 24554

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Pakistani authorities on the return of Pakistani national prisoners.

Answered by Mr Hamish Falconer

This Government is fully committed to making our communities safer by deporting those who break our laws. Despite significant and complex challenges when seeking to return foreign national offenders. The UK has regular constructive discussions with Pakistani authorities on a range of topics of vital mutual interest. I raised these issues with Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi during my visit to Pakistan in November 2024.

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