Staff Reporter
Islamabad
The Supreme Court on Monday sought details regarding Islamabad’s extradition treaties with the United States and the United Kingdom.
The details of the treaties were sought in the case of Talha Haroon, accused in the New York Times Square attack. The bench
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The court restrained the extradition of the accused to the US till further orders and summoned the attorney general and relevant officials of the foreign ministry along with the record.
During the hearing, the court also inquired into the number of people extradited by Pakistan from the US and the UK and the number of people extradited from Pakistan.
Justice Qazi Amin asked that if there is no agreement between Pakistan and the US, then how can extradition takes place between the two countries?
“By the way, the United States takes away whomever it wants without any agreement,” the judge said. “What is the evidence on the basis of which the accused should be handed over? Pakistan is a sovereign state.”
“We will protect our citizens according to law,” Justice Amin added.
Petitioner’s counsel prayed upon the court that a single bench of the Islamabad High Court had ruled that the evidence of handing over Talha Haroon to the United States was not admissible.
