A Pakistani court on Monday remanded five American Muslim youths arrested for alleged terror links to judicial custody till 18th of this month. The five youths were presented in the court in the eastern city of Sargodha amidst tight security. The court directed authorities to free Omar Farooq's father Khalid Farooq, who was arrested with the youths, as police had filed no charges against him. Sargodha police chief Usman Anwar said, the youths are expected to be formally charged at the next hearing on January 18.<br/><br/> Police have booked the youths under the Anti-Terrorism Act and Pakistan Penal Code for hatching a criminal conspiracy against the state and plotting terrorist attacks in the country and abroad. The youths were arrested in Sargodha last month after they contacted the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Jamaat-ud-Dawah as part of efforts to join Al Qaida-linked groups that arefighting US and NATO forces in Afghanistan. The youths were also questioned by the FBI. The Lahore High Court ruled last month that the five suspects cannot be deported to or handed over to any foreign agency without its permission.