1. Saifullah Abdullah Paracha was born on August 17,1947 and 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.
12 Facts About Saifullah Paracha
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On October 29,2022, Pakistan's Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar stated that Saifullah Paracha has been released from Guantanamo prison and has returned to Pakistan.
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The Department of Defense reports that Paracha was born on August 17,1947, in Mangowal Kalan, village in tehsil Shahpur of District Sargodha in Punjab Pakistan.
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Saifullah Paracha graduated from a university in Karachi with a degree in physics and attended New York Institute of Technology, studying computer systems analysis.
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At the time of his capture, Saifullah Paracha legally resided in the United States, in Queens, New York City.
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Saifullah Paracha managed various businesses such as travel agencies, real estate, and a media company.
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Saifullah Paracha was captured by FBI agents in July 2003.
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Saifullah Paracha allegedly met with bin Laden during a delegation of Pakistani dignitaries.
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Saifullah Paracha was then taken to Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan where he was initially held.
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Saifullah Paracha underwent heart surgery in 2006 at the hospital in Guantanamo Bay.
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Political intervention is the only hope for Saifullah Paracha to receive justice.
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Saifullah Paracha was one of the 71 individuals deemed too innocent to charge, but too dangerous to release.