Pakistan resisting UK attempts to deport grooming gang leader

"The individual concerned is a British national who spent his entire adult life in the UK and was duly convicted by a British court for reprehensible offences committed on British soil."Any decision regarding his release, supervision of usual legal status, falls exclusively within the jurisdiction of the competent British authorities and must be dealt with in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom."Regardless of where he was born, the onus lies on where he grew up, was raised, groomed, and unfortunately spoiled."He added: "The Pakistan" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="166216" data-entity-type="organization">government of Pakistan has no connection whatsoever with this matter. "We cannot be associated with any decisions relating to the individual's release or subsequent treatment under the British law."Ahmed was jailed for 22 years and released on licence this month. Victims of the gang were told provisions under the Immigration Act 1971 barred the removal of any Commonwealth citizen who arrived in the UK before 1973 and had been in the country for five years.Under the UK government's proposed amendment, foreign criminals would no longer benefit from these protections where they are guilty of some serious crimes.