SANAA, Yemen, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Yemen and Pakistan are expected to sign an agreement for exchanging prisoners and terror suspects belonging to al-Qaida, an official source said Thursday.
The daily al-Rai News quoted the source as saying the deal will be signed at the end of the current visit of Pakistani Interior Minister Iftat Ahmed Khan Sharbao Saturday.
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"The two sides are now finalizing the term of the security agreement," the source said.
Dozens of Yemeni have been held in Pakistani jails in recent years after being arrested fleeing the war in Afghanistan that ousted the Taliban regime and its allied al-Qaida network.
Yemen also detains a number of Pakistanis on suspicion of involvement in terrorism.
