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Pakistani man with alleged extremists links deported by Italy

Shakeel QararMohammad Asghar Published October 29, 2015
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ISLAMABAD: Italian authorities on Thursday deported a Pakistani national over his suspected links with religious extremists, security sources said.

The man— who hails from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Mardan district — was escorted to Islamabad's Benazir Bhutto International Airport (BBIA) by Italian police.

The man was detained in Italy for being an alleged sympathiser of religious extremists.

After he was handed over to FIA, the suspect has been shifted to the agency's passport cell for investigation, sources added.

The man hails from Mardan's Dher village.

Correction: An earlier version of this story had incorrectly stated that the deported man was an APS attack suspect. The error is regretted.

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Shakeel Qarar is an Islamabad-based reporter for Dawn News (TV), having been with the organization since 2012. His reporting covers crime, law and order, and security, with a specific focus on the Ministry of Interior and its subordinate agencies. He can be found on X at @Qarar009.

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JOOOP
Oct 29, 2015 11:02am
if it is true then an excellent achievement..bravo
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Sonny Afridi
Oct 29, 2015 11:09am
Thanks Italy! A reliable and friendly EU ally of ours. A major diplomatic victory.
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kamran
Oct 29, 2015 11:12am
if that is true...n he is the right suspect... THE JUSTICE HAVE BEEN SERVED. now give this guy a punishment, which should be punishmemt for everyone.
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Saad
Oct 29, 2015 11:17am
Passport cell?
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(SAK) USA
Oct 29, 2015 11:19am
my salute to Italy.
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musaddiq
Oct 29, 2015 11:21am
Will he be needing a new passport?
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Maqsood
Oct 29, 2015 11:27am
Excellent,but waiting for TTP Chief arrest.
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asad
Oct 29, 2015 11:28am
Thank you Raheel Sharif
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Ashi
Oct 29, 2015 11:36am
this incident still made me cry ;(
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Nasirr
Oct 29, 2015 11:42am
Great news but this news has remind me horror of that day
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Farhan
Oct 29, 2015 12:06pm
Why FIA and why passport cell ? Have they not heard the term "security risk" ?
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Kamal Pasha
Oct 29, 2015 12:15pm
@Farhan, This is the language and terms of the security.
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Kiani
Oct 29, 2015 12:30pm
I still remember I was unable to work for at-least 2 weeks. Good work Italy!
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Sadaat
Oct 29, 2015 01:53pm
Good news. Thank you Raheel Sharif. If this is the right guy, put him to examplary punishment. The massacre of innocent children. We as a nation should never forget. And finally say thank you to the Italian government.
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M.Saeed
Oct 29, 2015 02:02pm
This man is highly dangerous and should have been immediately confined under top-most security at undisclosed place. Shifting him to passport cell for investigation is the most careless and dangerous thing to do.
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farhan
Oct 29, 2015 02:31pm
This should be the case for all those who are at large after big financial corruptions and frauds done in Pakistan. They should all be named and asked to be given to Pakistan to get the money back from their foreign accounts.
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M. Siddique
Oct 29, 2015 04:18pm
Let us hope the system will punish him and he won't get bail and disappear.
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Iftikhar Husain
Oct 29, 2015 04:34pm
It is a good news these are senseless monsters.
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alfatmi
Oct 29, 2015 04:36pm
Still waiting for the day, when Afghan government's Guest of Honour, Mullah Fazalullah arrives in Pakistan.....in a cage!!
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choudry javed
Oct 29, 2015 05:28pm
Thanks General Raheel Sharif
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ABRAHAM Haque
Oct 29, 2015 05:48pm
How did he get out
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aa
Oct 29, 2015 06:28pm
Can the govt. catch whose killed 80 students in Bajur in the same way. I always remember 30th October 2006.
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Jiggar
Oct 29, 2015 07:55pm
Dear me, that coward was hiding in Italy. This shows the international links of what is happening in Pakistan and so called terrorism. Good job Pakistan in nabbing him.
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DudeFromDC
Oct 29, 2015 08:12pm
Its now Pakistan's burden to make him "confess" his links to RAW.
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Blitzer
Oct 29, 2015 08:14pm
Thank you, people and government of Italy!
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Adil Mehmood
Oct 29, 2015 08:32pm
The credit not only goes to Italy but our agencies too, because the step taken by Italy never could be done without such collaboration of concerned agency.
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Taimoor Khan
Oct 29, 2015 09:24pm
It is quite obvious that APS attacked was planned, finance and had blessings of some foreign powers. Otherwise how on earth a terrorist of such level manage to live in Italy?
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Common man
Oct 29, 2015 09:54pm
Well done Nawas Sharif World started behaving positively towards Pakistan in the result of your hectic world tours. God bless you and Pakistan
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mba
Oct 29, 2015 10:32pm
This man (I can not say a criminal, until it is proved) was living in one of the best places in Europe - in Sardinia - not even 200 KM from my Italian home. I hope taht the investigation as well as the punishments would be quick and fair. Anyone killing innocent people, particularly childern can not expect any mild tratment at all.
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Saleem USA
Oct 30, 2015 01:03am
@M. Siddique That will exactly be the case if the Govt of PPP was there.
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papuni
Oct 30, 2015 01:13am
control all refugies they can mix whith the innocent real refugies
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BNS
Oct 30, 2015 02:06am
This is the way to go. When someone makes serious efforts, in catching criminals, there is no way they get away. This is how all of the terrorist attacks should be worked at and eventually better days will follow. Great job LEAs.
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