PUTRAJAYA: Pakistan and Malaysia on Tuesday inked an Extradition Treaty,signed by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Malaysia’s law minister.
Prime Minister Imran Khan and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammedwitnessed the ceremony at the PM Office in Putrajaya when Qureshi andMalaysia’s Law Minister Liew Vui Keong inked the Treaty.
Malaysian premier Mahathir at a joint press conference alongside with PMKhan link said the Treaty has“reinforced positive momentum in bilateral relations by enhancing securityand transnational crime cooperation.”
“Any criminal, may it a terrorist or an ordinary criminal, having committedcrime in Malaysia and trying to hide in other country with which we haveextradition, will not be able to get refuge,” he added.
Prime Minister Imran Khan termed the extradition treaty an importantmilestone in cooperation with Malaysian in law enforcement sector.
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He mentioned that a wanted Pakistani criminal involved in a number ofmurders was extradited from Malaysia even before the signing of thisagreement.
The premier also said that he decided against to attend recent summitlink in Kuala Lumpur asone of Pakistan’s close ally thought that the summit will create divisionin the Muslim world. “I feel sorry for not becoming part of the moot.”
