Tariq Mahmood

Tariq Mahmood is a British Pakistani man who was captured in Islamabad by Pakistani security forces in October 2003.

Arrest In October 2003, Mahmood was held on suspicion of being associated with a "banned organization" under the Security of Pakistan Act, Section 10, and was not given immediate access to courts despite his British citizenship. Pakistani officials confirmed on the 17th of November that they had detained and were questioning Mahmood. At the time of his arrest, Mahmood had been living in Pakistan for three years. His wife and two children joined him, and been living in Pakistan for two years. They moved back to their Birmingham home following Mahmood's arrest.

Human Rights Watch listed him as one of 39 ghost detainees in 2005, who are not given any legal rights or access to counsel, and who are likely not reported to or seen by the International Committee of the Red Cross.

On February 19, 2004, The Guardian listed the nine UK citizens then known to have been held in Guantanamo. They listed him as a possible 10th UK citizen held in Guantanamo. His presence in Guantanamo has never been confirmed.