UK wants Pakistan to take back thousands of migrants who overstayed visas – Pakistan FM

[msaaim89]

https://www.rt.com/news/462172-uk-pakistan-take-back-migrants/

Published time: 18 Jun, 2019 21:52
Edited time: 19 Jun, 2019 07:44

The British government has asked Pakistan to sign a treaty that would allow it to send thousands of Pakistani migrants with expired UK visas back to their home country, says Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.

Qureshi said he recently discussed the treaty with UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid, and appeared to support the measure, adding that it could be helpful for Pakistanis looking to stay in the UK on visas.

“We have initiated dialogue on this,” Qureshi told a press conference at the Pakistan High Commission in London on Tuesday. “This will help those who are genuine visa applicants. This will help Pakistan.”

Qureshi noted that an extradition treaty is also needed between Pakistan and Britain, which he said has been one of the “biggest obstacles” for the two countries. He stressed the need to build on a prisoner swap arrangement that already exists.

Tensions flared with Pakistan over the summer of 2018 when Britain, citing the lack of an extradition treaty, declined to deport former Pakistani Finance Minister Ishaq Dar back to his home country, where he was wanted in connection to a graft probe.

Though reliable estimates are notoriously difficult to obtain for illegal immigrant populations, a 2007 London School of Economics study estimated there were some 533,000 “irregular” or undocumented immigrants in the UK. The country also has the largest Pakistani expat population in Europe, totalling around 1.2 million legal residents, but it is not clear how many currently live in the UK without visas.

 

[msaaim89]

Hopefully Pakistan can get a signed extradition treaty out of this.

 

[PakLFC]

There are many from other countries as well who have also overstayed. Why is the UK not demanding they return home as well? They will eventually have to return that much is certain.

 

[aqeelPK]

Good to hear some Tabdeeli coming for overseas Pakistanis too. koi poochay tou kehna khan aya tha.

 

[aqeelPK]

There are many from other countries as well who have also overstayed. Why is the UK not demanding they return home as well? They will eventually have to return that much is certain.

In ko rulaaun ga. takleef pohnchay gi in ko. Me pohnchaunga takleef.

 

[Halaribo]

There are many from other countries as well who have also overstayed. Why is the UK not demanding they return home as well? They will eventually have to return that much is certain.

Because the numbers are high

First you get overstayers.

They then find illegal employment.

Then they claim asylum when caught in a raid.

 

[PakLFC]

Because the numbers are high

First you get overstayers.

They then find illegal employment.

Then they claim asylum when caught in a raid.

There are certain communities who have even more illegal's in the UK. I do believe they should be removed coz most of them are also involved in criminal activity as well. Having said this Pak people should not be the only ones targeted. In London every second person seems to be an illegal asylum seeker.

 

[shaaik]

Should have happened long back .. Better late than never.

 

[tahir_dj]

Pakistan should only take back overstayers if britain kick out all the criminals who should be in jailed in Pakistan the likes of dar, altaf toad, hassn and co. Otherwise big no no

 

[RameezRambo_Fan]

There's two glaring issues here which this report fails to mention:

1. At least a quarter of these illegals are not even Pakistani, but Afghan refugees who were in Pakistan. Britain wants to return these people to the point of origin, whereas Pakistan wants to the UK to return them to the country of origin.

2. When the UK is ready to send over Ishaq Dar, well happily take the rest of them also.

 

[RameezRambo_Fan]

Also, wasn't it MI6 that was hosting Altaf Hussain for over 20 years before dumping his crazy bum somewhere in the gutter? :

 

[Pakpak]

There's two glaring issues here which this report fails to mention:

1. At least a quarter of these illegals are not even Pakistani, but Afghan refugees who were in Pakistan. Britain wants to return these people to the point of origin, whereas Pakistan wants to the UK to return them to the country of origin.

2. When the UK is ready to send over Ishaq Dar, well happily take the rest of them also.

Spot on Not only Ishaq Dar, but many other criminals residing in UK.