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of his arrest.
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# Leaders of minor political parties in the capital have taken up the issue,
# criticizing the national government for ignoring its own extradition laws
# and permitting a foreign country to haul off a Pakistani citizen without
# giving him a court hearing as provided by law.
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# "Of course, we are angry," said a video store owner.
#
# Pakistani newspapers have described the swift transfer as a loss for the
# nation's prestige and the rule of law. The Lahore News said, "any person
# who is sought by a foreign power, no matter what his crime, must have the
# right to expect normal extradition proceedings before being whisked away
# from his homeland."
#
# In the Kansi case, the government ignored a 1972 extradition law that
# requires a Pakistan citizen to be given a hearing before a magistrate
# and the chance to appeal to higher courts.
#
# A prominent Pakistani, Hamid Gul, a retired army general who is a former
# director of Pakistan's military intelligence agency, has said he will
# challenge the Government's action in the Pakistan Supreme Court.
#
# When Pakistan demanded that a Pakistani Air Force pilot seized in New York
# in April on heroin-smuggling charges be returned to face trial here,
# American officials insisted United States extradition laws be followed.
#
# Hamidullah Kansi said, "What is American law? Is it fair?
# Does American law say you go anywhere and pick up anybody?"

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