UK may deport thousands of Pakistanis if it abolishes death rap

July 09, 2012 16:06

The British government has said it could deport a large number of undesirable Pakistani migrants if the death penalty is abolished in Pakistan.

In an alleged secret deal, Britain has offered to revive the British nationality of the interior minister and other dual national Pakistani parliamentarians in return for implementation of their long-standing demand of repealing the death penalty, reports the Daily Times.

Advisor to the Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik's statement that abolition of the death penalty is under consideration does not seem to be motivated by any genuine concern towards those facing death sentence, but a direct consequence of the British government's alleged offer and purely for self-interest, with the sole aim to benefit a foreign government at the cost of Pakistani interests, states the paper.

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