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List of Pakistani detainees at Guantanamo Bay

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Adapted from the English Wikipedia article List of Pakistani detainees at Guantanamo Bay, available under CC BY-SA 4.0Updated 7 August 2025

According to the United States Department of Defense, prior to May 15, 2006, there were nearly sixty Pakistani detainees held at Guantanamo. The Guantanamo Bay detention camp began operations on January 11, 2002. Following the 2004 decision by the United States Supreme Court in Rasul v. Bush, which mandated that detainees be granted access to fair tribunals, the Department of Defense halted the transfer of new detainees to Guantanamo.

On September 6, 2006, President George W. Bush declared the relocation of 14 high-value detainees from CIA custody to Guantanamo, including several individuals from Pakistan. By September 7, 2008, Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States, Hussain Haqqani, confirmed that only five Pakistani nationals remained detained at Guantanamo: Ume Amaar Al Balochi, Majid Khan, Abdul Rabbani, Muhammad Ahmed, Ghulam Rabbani, and Saifullah Paracha. Additionally, a sixth detainee, Qari Muhammad Saeed, was released in August 2008.

Pakistani detainees in Guantanamo

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  • Native of Khoshab, Pakistan; repatriated September
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List of Pakistani detainees
ISN Name Date of Arrival Date of Release Remarks
Dunya Gul 2010-03-09
  • Detained by US forces for four years before transfer to Afghan authorities.
  • Alleged severe mistreatment at both Bagram Theater Internment Facility and Guantanamo.
  • Returned to Pakistan in March 2010.
00010 Abdul Sattar 2002-05-05 2004-09-17
  • Returned to Pakistan in September 2004.
00011 Abdul Satar Nafeesi 2002-01-14 2004-09-17
  • Released back to Pakistan in September 2004.
  • Reported experiences of torture including forced shaving of beard and disrespect towards religious scriptures.
00012 Shabidzada Usman 2002-01-11 2003-05-09
  • Sent back in May 2003.
  • Interviewed by journalist Mark Bowden who characterized detainees as uneducated, impoverished individuals captured and sold for bounty rewards.
00014 Zafar Iqbal 2002-01-20 2004-09-17
  • Released to Pakistan in September 2004.
  • Later freed from Pakistani custody in June 2005.
00015 Zia Ul Shah 2002-01-14 2006-10-11
  • Returned in October 2006.
  • Participated in interviews with McClatchy News Service among other former detainees.
00016 Jamal Muhammad Al-Deen 2002-01-14 2003-07-16
  • Repatriated July 2003.
00017 Muhammed Ijaz Khan 2002-01-14 2004-09-17
  • First detainee sent home following attendance at a Combatant Status Review Tribunal.
00018 Mohammed Sayed 2002-01-14 2004-09-17
  • Returned in September 2004.
00019 Sha Mohammed Alikhel 2002-01-14 2003-05-09
  • Released May 2003.
  • Reported use of psychoactive medication and persistent suicidal thoughts after release.
00020 Mohammed Isha 2002-01-14 2003-11-18
  • Repatriated November 2003.
00021 Salah Hudin 2002-01-20 2003-07-16
  • Returned July 2003.
00023 Isa Khan 2002-01-20 2004-09-17
  • Sent back September 2004.
  • Subject of an interview by McClatchy News Service.
00047 Asad Ullah 2002-01-17 2003-07-16
  • Repatriated July 2003.
  • Interviewed by McClatchy News Service.
00085 Munir Bin Naseer 2003-11-30
  • Returned November 2003.
  • Participated in interviews with McClatchy News Service.
00097 Tariq Khan 2002-06-16 2003-07-16
  • Repatriated July 2003.
00098 Hafiz Ihsan Saeed 2002-01-20 2004-09-17
  • Returned September  2004.
00099 Abdul Raziq   2002-06-16     2003-07-16  
  • Repatriated July  2003.


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