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President Gen Pervez Musharraf said Tuesday that Pakistan will extradite non-Pakistani terrorists and al-Qaida fighters one time they are arrested by way of Pakistani authorities.

''We have captured them in Karachi, Faisalabad, Lahore and other parts of the region and those originating abroad will have to be extradited,'' Musharraf told reporters during a visit to Karachi.

The statement came a day after Pakistan handed athwart Ramzi bin Al Shiba, a suspected al-Qaida operative, to the United States. Al Shiba was arrested in Karachi last Wednesday following a shoot-out with Pakistan security forces.

Musharraf said later in the day his conduct will not tolerate extremism in any form.

''We are not going to tolerate extremism in any form. We will make secure that extremism is curbed in Pakistan and extremists threat will be met with filled force,'' he said.

Pakistan Television reported that five al-Qaida suspects captured last week in Karachi will be deported.

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