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UK in talks with Pakistan over deportation of Rochdale grooming gang leader: BBC

TOUGH visa sanctions could be imposed by Britain on Pakistan to force them to take back a Rochdale grooming gang leader, it’s understood. Diplomatic talks between the two countries are ongoing in an effort to send back Shabir Ahmed after his release from prison on Thursday. Known as “Daddy” to his...

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What happened UK in talks with Pakistan over deportation of Rochdale grooming gang leader: BBC.
The headline split The center frames it as "UK in talks with Pakistan over deportation of Rochdale grooming gang leader: BBC". The right frames it as "Tough visa sanctions ‘to be slapped on Pakistan’ to force them to take back Rochdale groo...".
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CenterUK in talks with Pakistan over deportation of Rochdale grooming gang leader: BBC

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Right / center-rightTough visa sanctions ‘to be slapped on Pakistan’ to force them to take back Rochdale grooming gang leader

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The Sun UKNews report · Jul 3, 9:03 PM

Tough visa sanctions ‘to be slapped on Pakistan’ to force them to take back Rochdale grooming gang leader

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TOUGH visa sanctions could be imposed by Britain on Pakistan to force them to take back a Rochdale grooming gang leader, it’s understood. Diplomatic talks between the two countries are ongo...

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Dawn PakistanNews report · Jul 3, 7:30 PM

UK in talks with Pakistan over deportation of Rochdale grooming gang leader: BBC

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The UK government is in talks with Pakistan over the possibility of deporting a leader of the Rochdale grooming gang to the country, the BBC reported on Friday. Shabbir Ahmed, who has dual...

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