Former MP Mohammad Sarwar to give up UK nationality for Pakistan job A former Scottish Labour MP is poised to give up his UK passport to take a top job with the Pakistani government. Mohammad Sarwar, who became Britain's first Muslim MP in 1997, is understood to have been recruited for a senior post in the new administration of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The news was reported in the Pakistan-based News International newspaper on Friday and confirmed to STV News by a source close to Mr Sarwar. It is understood Mr Sarwar will be travelling to Pakistan next week when the exact nature of his role is expected to be clarified. He will give up his British citizenship in accordance with laws in Pakistan that bar dual nationals from holding certain high-ranking jobs. There had been speculation he could be appointed Pakistan's High Commissioner in London, but the report in the News rejects this possibility. Mr Sarwar was born in Pir Mahal, in Pakistan's Punjab province, and was educated at the University of Faisalabad. The politician used his connections in Pakistan to secure the extradition to Britain of the killers of 15-year-old Kriss Donald, who was murdered in Glasgow in March 2004. His murderers fled to Pakistan, which does not have an extradition treaty with the UK, but Mr Sarwar lobbied then Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf to have them sent back to stand trial. Mr Sarwar served as MP for Glasgow Govan and later Glasgow Central from 1997 until 2010, when he stood down from Parliament. His son Anas Sarwar, the deputy leader of the Scottish Labour Party, succeeded him as MP for Glasgow Central in 2010.