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EXCERPT: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Britain wants Pakistan to take back thousands of Pakistanis who have overstayed their visit visa in the UK and have no status but cannot be sent back to Pakistan without a proper treaty.

At a press conference at the Pakistan High Commission here, the foreign minister said that the UK govt wants Pakistan to sign re-admission treaty so that the overstayers and others living illegally could be sent back to Pakistan. Qureshi said signing this treaty will be helpful for those Pakistanis who apply for the visit but their visas are rejected because Britain is cautious of visa applicants.

“We have initiated dialogue on this. This will help those who are genuine visa applicants. This will help Pakistan more,” said Qureshi. It’s understood that nearly four million illegals currently live in the United Kingdom. Of these, more than 30,000 are believed to be Pakistanis. More than 70,000 are from India, 25,000 are from Bangladesh and the rest from other parts of the world.

Qureshi said linked with the same matter, he had discussed with Sajid Javid, the Home Secretary, the issue of former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. The foreign minister confirmed that there is no extradition treaty currently between the UK and Pakistan and the issue of capital punishment has been the “biggest obstacle” between the two countries. We have found a way and that’s to amend the Pakistan Penal Code which will address the concerns of Britain, he said. He said amending the PPC will help Pakistan in seeking the extradition of people it wants. He said that an exchange of prisoners programme exists between the two counties but the two countries need more than that. (MORE - details)