Pakistan: Oldest prisoner freed from Guantanamo, back home
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U.S. Releases Guantánamo’s Oldest Prisoner
“The United States has released the U.S. military’s oldest prisoner of the war on terror, a 75-year-old businessman who was held for nearly two decades as a suspected sympathizer of Al Qaeda but was never charged with a crime,” the New York Times reports.
Guantanamo's oldest serving prisoner, suspect of a role in 9/11 attack released after two decades
The oldest prisoner at Guantanamo Bay Saifullah Paracha has been released and sent back to Pakistan after nearly 20 years. Pakistan's foreign ministry reportedly confirmed the news of the release. The ministry in its statement stated, "We are glad that a Pakistani citizen detained abroad is finally reunited with his family." He returned to Pakistan on October 29.
Pakistan: Oldest Prisoner Freed From Guantanamo, Back Home
ISLAMABAD—A 75-year-old from Pakistan who was the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was released and returned to Pakistan on Saturday, the foreign ministry in Islamabad and the U.S. Defense Department said. Saifullah Paracha was reunited with his family after more than 17 years in custody in the U.S. base in Cuba, the ministry added. Paracha had been held on suspicion of ties to the al-Qaeda terrorist group since 2003, but w…
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