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Pakistan: Oldest prisoner freed from Guantanamo, back home

Por: ABC News World October 29, 2022

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ISLAMABAD -- A 74-year-old from Pakistan who was the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was released and returned to Pakistan on Saturday, the foreign ministry in Islamabad said. Saifullah Paracha was reunited with his family after more than 17 years in custody in the U.S. base in Cuba, the ministry added.Paracha had been held on suspicion of ties to al-Qaida since 2003, but was never charged with a crime. Last year in May,... + full article



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