ISLAMABAD: The ‘last’ Pakistani citizen has returned home from Guantanamo, a prison known for terror hunting and brutality. Pakistani national Saifullah Paracha returned home after 20 years of imprisonment.
Saifullah, who is now 74 years old, was taken into custody from Bangkok in 2003 on suspicion of having links with Al Qaeda. Pakistan’s Sama News described Saifullah as the ‘last Pakistani’ at Guantanamo.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry said Saifullah was released from a maximum security prison after lengthy procedures. The Ministry also stated that it is happy that a Pakistani citizen imprisoned abroad has finally been reunited with his family.
Located on the southeastern border of Cuba in the Gulf of Guantanamo Guantanamo Bay is notorious for human rights abuses. n. After the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, the prison was used to house suspected terrorists captured from abroad. In December 2006, the U.S. President George W. The open prison was built on Bush’s instructions.
According to the Cuban-American Treaty of 1903, the United States and Cuba This place is taken from the song. Later, the United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba. Both states have fenced their own places. In 1991, the U.S. left the camps to help Haitian rebels escape. was done.
The September 11 World Trade Center attack and US involvement in Afghanistan The Guantanamo Bay is a remnant of the invasion. The tea After the news of the brutal torture in the infamous prison came out, there was a lot of criticism against the US in the world.
Earlier, US President Joe Biden said Guantanamo would be closed. It was announced before the election. However, special approval of the Senate is required to transfer prisoners to the US. Can’t touch it. There are currently 30 detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
Five of the 36 arrested were charged with conspiracy, murder in violation of the laws of war, hijacking or endangering a ship or aircraft, and terrorism in the September 11 attacks case. Abdul Rahim Al Nashiri, who bombed the USS Cole, is also in prison. The last prisoner arrived at Guantanamo was in 2008.