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Pakistani returns from Gitmo after 18-year detention

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This undated photo made by the International Committee of the Red Cross and provided by lawyer David H. Remes, shows Guantanamo prisoner Saifullah Paracha. Paracha, the oldest prisoner at Guantanamo, is getting his first chance to plead for release after nearly 13 years in U.S. custody.  A former businessman from Pakistan, authorities say Paracha provided financial and other assistance to al-Qaida. He was captured in Bangkok in 2003 and sent to the U.S. base in Cuba the following year. He was never charged. (Provided by David H. Remes via AP)
This undated photo made by the International Committee of the Red Cross and provided by lawyer David H. Remes, shows Guantanamo prisoner Saifullah Paracha. Paracha, the oldest prisoner at Guantanamo, is getting his first chance to plead for release after nearly 13 years in U.S. custody. A former businessman from Pakistan, authorities say Paracha provided financial and other assistance to al-Qaida. He was captured in Bangkok in 2003 and sent to the U.S. base in Cuba the following year. He was never charged. (Provided by David H. Remes via AP)

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Following his release from the Guantanamo Bay detention centre, a Pakistani arrived in the country on Saturday.

Saifullah Paracha was held at the notorious US detention centre in Cuba for more than 18 years, the Foreign Office said in a statement.

The 75-year-old was the oldest prisoner at Guantanamo Bay, detained on suspicion of having links to Al Qaeda but never charged with a crime.

His was cleared for released in May last year. “The foreign ministry completed an extensive inter-agency process to facilitate the repatriation of Paracha.”

The US captured Paracha, a businessman, in . . .

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