ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Friday stopped the extraditionof a Pakistani citizen to America on charges of his alleged involvement inplanning an attack in New York City.
The court appointed an inquiry magistrate to decide the matter within 60days after hearing US government representative and accused’s counsel.
The order read that American Investigation Officer (IO) associate with thiscase should appear before Magistrate in Pakistan along with the evidenceand documents concerned.The court further stated that any citizen could not be handed over to anycountry based on a postal correspondence between Pakistan and Washington.
Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiyani of IHC announced the verdict which wasreserved on April 8, on petition of Haroon challenging extradition of hisson Talha Haroon to US government.The petitioner had stated in his plea that there were no evidence regardinginvolvement of his son in planning attack in US city.
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Haroon, 19, was arrested in Pakistan in 2016 after US authoritiesidentified him as one of three men, along with a Canadian citizen and a manfrom the Philippines, planning attacks on Manhattan’s Times Square and thecity’s subway.
An Additional Deputy Commissioner General (ADCG) had ordered to extraditeTalha to US after going through the matter.
