Pakistan, UK sign MoU for Dar's extradition.

LONDON -- The British government and Pakistan have signed a memorandum of understanding for the formal beginning of process for the extradition former finance minister Ishaq Dar to Pakistan. The News has seen a copy of the MoU -- signed this week and case specific to Ishaq Dar -- which provides legal basis in the absence of an extradition treaty. It's understood that the MoU was signed after Prime Minister Imran Khan's Adviser on Accountability Shahzad Akbar held talks with British Home Secretary Sajid Javid. On May 23, the home secretary tweeted: 'Pleasure to meet with @ShazadAkbar again this morning to discuss progress on UK-Pakistan efforts to tackle corruption.' The MoU states that the...

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