THE government went ahead with the deportation of Scotland-based student Majid Ali, despite fears for his life after family members were killed as a result of political persecution.

The City of Glasgow College language student is believed to have been put on a flight back to Pakistan from Heathrow airport late on Tuesday night.

Mr Ali’s family — members of the Baloch ethnic minority in south-west Pakistan — have been targeted by the Pakistani government, resulting in the death of his uncle and cousin after a raid on their home.