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Uzair Paracha (born January 7, 1980) is a Pakistani citizen previously convicted of providing material support to al-Qaeda by a court in New York City in 2005. He received a 30-year prison sentence which was voided 18 years later, with his judge stating that letting his conviction stand was a "manifest injustice".
He was arrested in Pakistan in early March 2003, and the U.S. government alleges that he was working with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, one of the architects of the 9/11 attacks, on a plot to blow up gas stations and disrupt the U.S. oil supply.
Jan 5, 2023 · As Guantanamo inches toward closure, the story of Saifullah Paracha and his son Uzair tells us much about the contradictions of U.S. policy during the global war on terror. Their intertwined stories undercut the notion that Guantanamo was or ever could be a legal system separate and apart from the federal courts.
Nov 24, 2005 · A young Pakistani man, Uzair Paracha, was convicted in federal court yesterday of conspiring to help a Qaeda operative suspected of planning bombing attacks in Maryland to enter the United...
Oct 29, 2022 · The man, Saifullah Paracha, a former legal resident of New York, was one of Guantánamo’s most unusual and better known “forever prisoners.” Military prosecutors never sought to put him on...
Aug 18, 2003 · Uzair Paracha, 23-year-old member of Pakistan's elite, has been in custody since March, charged by Manhattan prosecutors with trying to help Al Qaeda associate enter United States; father ...
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Aug 6, 2003 · Uzair Paracha, a Pakistani national in U.S. custody for four months, is expected to face terrorism conspiracy charges for alleged connections to al Qaeda, defense attorneys say.
