A Pakistani national suspected of having links to terrorists after a police officer saw him videotaping Charlotte's skyscrapers in July will soon be returning to his homeland. Federal authorities have apparently not uncovered any ties to terrorist activities. But Kamran Akhtar was scheduled to be sentenced on Monday in this North Carolina city on charges that he failed to leave the US, possessed false identification cards and made false statements to investigators. Defence Attorney George N Miller told The Charlotte Observer newspaper he thought Akhtar would be sentenced to the maximum punishment — six months in prison. Akhtar already has spent six months in jail and will likely be turned over immediately to immigration authorities for deportation. Miller says he expects Akhtar will get credit for the six months he's already served and then be sent to Pakistan as quickly as possible.