Saifullah Paracha

Saifullah Abdullah Paracha
Born (1947-08-17) August 17, 1947 (age 77)[1][2]
Mangwal, Dominion of Pakistan
ReleasedOctober 29, 2022
Detained at CIA black sites; Bagram; Guantanamo
ISN1094
StatusReleased

Saifullah Abdullah Paracha (born August 17, 1947) is a citizen of Pakistan who was held, without any charge, in the United States Guantanamo Bay detainment camps, in Cuba for over 18 years.[3] He was released on October 29, 2022.[3] As of 18 May 2021, Saifullah Paracha was approved for release by American authorities[4] after his son Uzair Paracha's conviction was overturned in 2018[5] and the younger Paracha was repatriated to Pakistan in March 2020.[6]

On 29 October 2022, Pakistan's Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar stated that Saifullah Paracha has been released from Guantanamo prison and has returned to Pakistan.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Recommendation for Continued Detention Under DoD Control (CD) for Guantanamo Detainee, ISN US9PK-001094DP (S)" (PDF). United States Department of Defense. December 1, 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Guantanamo Detainee Profile" (PDF). October 27, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Rosenberg, Carol (October 29, 2022). "U.S. Releases Guantánamo's Oldest Prisoner". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  4. ^ AP (May 18, 2021). "US approves release of oldest Guantanamo prisoner — a 73-year-old man from Pakistan". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
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  7. ^ "Pakistani Guantanamo Bay prisoner Saifullah Paracha returns home". Radio Pakistan.
  8. ^ "Pakistani Guantanamo Prisoner Saifullah Paracha Set To Return Home As 'Free Citizen'". The Friday Times. September 6, 2022.