UK government may not extradite Pervez Musharraf: Report

ISLAMABAD: The British government may not extradite former President Pervez Musharraf even if Pakistan obtains a Red Corner Notice against him from Interpol as the two countries do not have an extradition treaty, according to a media report today.

Britain does not usually hand over wanted persons to countries where the death penalty is enforced.

If a country approaches the British government through an international organisation like Interpol, the request is processed by the British judicial system before a decision is taken, The News daily quoted its sources as saying.

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, who visited London last week, held meetings with senior officials there but did not take up the issue of the handing over of Musharraf to Pakistan in the course of her interactions, the report said.

A senior British diplomatic source told the daily that not only Musharraf but a number of people from various countries living in Britain are wanted by their governments on different counts.

As long as they obey the law in Britain, they are not deported, the source claimed.

Pakistan has not approached the British government as yet for the handing over of Musharraf, the report said.