Two Pakistanis still detained at Guantanamo Bay


Two Pakistani citizens who are currently detained in Guantanamo Bay jail indicating the nature of cases filed against them and the duration of imprisonment in Guantanamo Bay

The Foreign Ministry official said that Muhammad Ahmed Rabbani and Abdul Rahim Ghulam Rabbani are imprisoned and repatriation of the said two detainees to Pakistan is expected in January 2023.

The Foreign Affairs Ministry official said that a complex inter-agency process has been completed to enable their repatriation to Pakistan and the arrangements are being made and the two detainees will be repatriated in January.

The committee said that the nationality of the prisoners was in question which has been cleared by the Ministry of Interior and recommended that the Foreign Affairs committee should make compensation of individuals in such cases. The committee also unanimously recommended that the US government should by proper diplomatic mean probe into such cases. Committee recommended that such cases should be taken up in the Higher Courts for justice.

Discussing the matter of the killing of Narim Jokhio in Thatta, the committee observed that the matter has been adequately talked out and the matter concerned has been resolved; however, an extension of the matter is sub judice in the higher courts, therefore, the matter was disposed of.

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