Pakistan Issues Chilling Warning to UK, Revealing What They Are Going to Do If the UK Forcefully Deports Grooming Gang Boss

A source has warned that the issue surrounding Shabir Ahmed cannot be a one-sided matter, as Pakistan considers whether it would continue accepting migrants sent back from the UK.

The Pakistani-born grooming gang offender, 73, is currently at the centre of a growing dispute between the UK and Pakistan. Ahmed, who was known to some of his victims as “Daddy”, was released on licence on July 2 after spending 14 years in prison. He was convicted in 2012 of several serious rape and sexual offences against young girls.

After his release, Ahmed was placed under strict licence conditions. These include staying at approved accommodation where staff are present around the clock. However, his placement in Accrington, Lancashire, caused anger among local residents and politicians.

Sarah Smith, the Labour MP for Hyndburn and Haslingden, strongly criticised the decision to place him in the area. She said she was disgusted that Ahmed had been allowed to stay there and joined other MPs calling for a wider exclusion zone to prevent him from being housed anywhere in Lancashire or across the North West.

The MP also called for Ahmed to be removed from the UK as quickly as possible. She welcomed the Government’s efforts to find a way to deport him.

The Government has been looking at changing immigration law to make it possible to remove Ahmed from Britain. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood previously said she planned to change the Immigration and Asylum Bill to remove a legal protection under the 1971 Immigration Act that could prevent his deportation.

However, there is a major problem. Even if the law is changed, the UK cannot simply put Ahmed on a plane to Pakistan without the Pakistani authorities agreeing to accept him.

This has now led to a wider disagreement between the two countries. A Pakistani source has warned that forcing Pakistan to take Ahmed back could have consequences for the relationship between the two governments.

The source told The Telegraph that relations between Pakistan and the UK could be affected in several areas if the UK tried to force the issue. They also made it clear that cooperation between the two countries cannot work in only one direction.

Pakistan has suggested that the dispute could put other areas of cooperation at risk. This could include existing arrangements for dealing with people whose asylum claims have been rejected, people who have overstayed their visas and other immigration offenders who are required to leave the UK.

The disagreement could also affect wider cooperation between Britain and Pakistan on intelligence, national security and tackling crime.

The warning puts the UK Government in a difficult position. Ministers want Ahmed removed from Britain because of the serious crimes for which he was convicted, while Pakistan appears unwilling to accept him without further discussion.

For the British Government, the case is therefore about more than just one deportation. It could also have an impact on the wider immigration and security arrangements between the UK and Pakistan.

The dispute is likely to increase pressure on ministers to find a solution that allows Ahmed to be removed from the UK without damaging Britain’s wider relationship with Pakistan. At the same time, the Pakistani Government appears to be making it clear that cooperation on immigration and security cannot be treated as a one-way arrangement.