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                      MOHSIN AKHTAR KAYANI, J:- Through the instant petition, petitioner has challenged order dated 30.03.2017, passed by learned Additional

Deputy Commissioner (G) Additional District Magistrate/Inquiry Magistrate, ICT, Islamabad, whereby request submitted by the UAE authorities for extradition of the petitioner was allowed. 

2.                  The facts, in brief, are that the petitioner was nominated as an accused in the murder case of Muhammad Yasin Ibrahim, a Pakistani National, who was murdered on 20.04.2003 in Dubai. The UAE authorities during the course of investigation arrested different individuals and finally fixed the liability for the offence of murder and robbery. Two of the suspects got recorded their confessional statements, which they retracted at later stage, however, the prosecution department of Dubai finally submitted challan of murder and robbery against Muhammad Hussain, Riaj Ahmed and Muhammad Asif Khan, present petitioner before the Criminal Court of Dubai. The Criminal Court after completion of the trial in criminal case No.4057/2003 announced the judgment dated 17.04.2004 and the petitioner was convicted for life imprisonment for the charge of committing murder of Muhammad Yaseen Ibrahim in absentia. Government of Dubai sent a request on 26.01.2012 to the Government of Pakistan for extradition of the petitioner in above mentioned case. The inquiry was entrusted on 27.01.2015 to the Additional District Magistrate Islamabad. The petitioner was arrested on the direction of the learned Inquiry Magistrate. The inquiry was conducted and finally concluded vide judgment dated 30.03.2017, wherein recommendations were given to the Federal Government for extradition of the petitioner to the requesting State, hence, this petition.