The Pakistani whose extradition to the United States was stopped by the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has extended the stay order on the extradition of Talha Haroon, accused in the New York attack, to the United States. The Supreme Court heard a case related to the extradition of Talha Haroon, an accused in the New York Times Square attack case. Giving arguments in favor of extraditing the accused to the United States, the Additional Attorney General said that there was an agreement between Pakistan and the United States for the exchange of accused.

Justice Mushir Alam asked, "Is America's attitude towards us the same as our attitude towards them?" The Additional Attorney General replied that the United States had handed over two accused, Farid Tawakal and Farooq Tawakal, to Pakistan in 2008. Talha Haroon's family lawyer said that the Supreme Court has ordered the extradition of Hussain Haqqani but the United States did not extradite Hussain Haqqani to Pakistan. Justice Qazi Amin said that the court has to see whether there is any legal justification for the extradition of the accused to the United States. In practice, there is no agreement with the United States for the transfer of the accused. But how can it be necessary?

The additional attorney general said Talha is accused of plotting the attacks while living in the United States. He is also a U.S. citizen and was arrested in 2016. Justice Muneeb Akhtar said that it was not clear from the documents that Talha was present in the United States at the time of the attack. The agreement you are showing does not include the crime of terrorism. Justice Qazi Amin said that now even talking makes terrorism. What kind of terrorism did Talha Haroon commit? The government is saying that if the United States has asked for a man, then refer him. Justice Mushir Alam said that Pakistan should not be made a republic.

Justice Muneeb Akhtar said that Pakistan is not a dummy state. The Supreme Court summoned the concerned officials of the Home Ministry for the next hearing and directed the Attorney General to appear in person. The court adjourned the hearing till October 15 and extended the stay order on Talha Haroon's extradition to the United States.