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A COMMONWEALTH Games boxer who is AWOL in the UK has been exposed as a supporter of bloodthirsty tyrant Saddam Hussein.<\/p>\n
Runaway fighter Qudrat Ullah, 20, shared chilling statements on social media<\/a> hailing the late ex-Iraq dictator, who gloried in massacre and torture over a 24-year reign of terror.<\/p>\n Pakistan\u2019s Qudrat Ullah shared chilling statements on social media Credit: AP<\/p>\n He hailed Saddam Hussein, who gloried in massacre and torture over a 24-year reign of terror Credit: AFP<\/p>\n Troubling pictures and messages about the \u2018Butcher of Baghdad\u2019 emerged after the Pakistani sportsman vanished from his team hotel without his passport<\/a> and return flight<\/a> ticket following the climax of Glasgow<\/a> 2026 earlier this month.<\/p>\n Police<\/a> Scotland<\/a> and the Home Office have launched a probe amid specultation Ullah, who has ties to the Pakistan army, might try to claim asylum in Britain<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Scottish Sun newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n But on his Facebook<\/a> page he has paid tribute to serial rapist Saddam, who gassed countrymen and sent opponents to their death<\/a> on live TV.<\/p>\n The despot ruled from 1979 until 2003 and approved 30 different types of torture \u2014 including gouging out eyes, cutting off sex<\/a> organs and roasting victims over a flame. <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t CRASH TRAGEDY<\/p>\n Man who died after being struck by a car on Scots road named by cops<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t DRUGS BUST<\/p>\n Two arrested after cocaine haul worth over \u00a3500k found at Glasgow properties<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n In the wake of the US-led invasion of Iraq<\/a> in 2003, Hussein was dragged out of a hiding hole, then put on trial for crimes against humanity, convicted and executed in December 2006.<\/p>\n Pledging his support, Ullah posted: \u201cI wish the infidels had not deceived you. Enemy of the infidels, King Saddam Hussein.\u201d <\/p>\n It is thought the ex-president\u2019s regime was responsible for up to 500,000 deaths.<\/p>\n In another post alongside a pic of Saddam, Ullah wrote: \u201cWe may die, we may be torn into pieces. But we cannot call someone who disrespects the Sahabah (companions of the prophet Muhammad) a Muslim.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMost read in The Scottish Sun\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Ahead of his trip to Scotland last month, Ullah prayed that \u201cAllah Almighty grant me the best performance and success\u201d in a post that showed him at an airport departure gate along with a packed suitcase.<\/p>\n It is not known whether Ullah has direct connections to Iraq.<\/p>\n He is known to have trained at the same Glasgow gym as two fellow Pakistani fighters who previously absconded.<\/p>\n Ullah was filmed using pull-down apparatus at the Kynoch Boxing<\/a> Gym in the city\u2019s Kinnock Park for a TikTok<\/a> video<\/a> after reaching the last 16 in the men\u2019s 60kg division.<\/p>\n The posts were made on his Facebook page Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk<\/p>\n Police Scotland and the Home Office have launched a probe amid specultation Ullah might try to claim asylum in Britain Credit: Getty<\/p>\n The sports hub was previously a base for Suleman Baloch, 29, and convicted stalker Nazeer Khan, 27, who both absconded after competing at the 2022 Games in Birmingham<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ullah was last seen in his hotel room six hours before he was due to meet teammates and head home.<\/p>\n We told how Ugandan boxers Angel Katushabe, 21, Nuhu Batte, 22, Ibrahim Khemis, 20, and Emily Nakalema, 32, were also missing<\/a>.<\/p>\n They are among 400 who have vanished from Commonwealth<\/a> Games since 2002, including Glasgow 2014 plus other host cities in England<\/a>, Australia<\/a> and India<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ullah, the Pakistan Boxing Federation and the Home Office<\/a> were approached for comment.<\/p>\n More than 3,000 competitors from 74 countries competed in ten sports over 11 days. <\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/crop-16720740_8a25e2.jpg\"\/)
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