Akif Razaq, who works for an Islamist media group in Syria, told The Times that he was was “shocked, surprised and intrigued” by the ban

A British-Pakistani man from Birmingham who works for an Islamist media organisation in northern Syria is set to become the first person since 2015 to be deprived of his citizenship.

Akif Razaq, 30, found out about the impending punishment when his family, who live in the Hall Green area of the city, were served with a notice by police on May 24.

The notice, seen by The Times, states that an assessment has confirmed that Mr Razaq “is aligned with an al-Qaeda aligned group” and that his return would “present a risk to the national security of the United Kingdom”.

There appears to be no evidence that Mr Razaq has used weapons or received combat training in Syria. The timing of the order, two