By Khalid Hasan
WASHINGTON: Of the 248 detainess currently imprisoned at Guantanamo, only four are Pakistanis, a Brookings Institution study has shown.
They are: Majid Khan (No 10020), Saifullah Paracha (No 1094), Abdul Rahim Ghulam Rabbain (No 1460) and Muhammad Ahmed Ghulam Rabbani (No 1461). The study said, “As of December 16,2008, the detention facility at Guantánamo [...]
Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a daughter of Pakistan is victim of American’s Brutality!
Since I started the blog About Aafia, the most frequently asked question has been, “But do you think she’s innocent?” At first, I was apologetic, like many decent people. Then I began to see the error in the question.
A person is innocent or guilty on the basis of charges presented in a court of law. [...]
“Will Aafia be released on December 17?” I asked in the previous post a week before the recent hearing. Against all odds, I speculated that she was unlikely to be released on that date. Against all odds, my speculation turned out to be correct.
This is not a test of the US legal system anymore. Through [...]
NEW YORK: The “dark side” of the US counter-terrorism took centre stage in the court case of the mentally ill Pakistani woman — Dr Aafia – accused of attacking US officers in Afghanistan.
The New York federal judge in the case of Dr Aafia highlighted defence allegations that she was abducted and tortured by US or [...]
A letter from the wife of Zeeshan Jalil,
I would like to introduce myself as the wife of Hafiz Zeeshan Jalil s/o Muhammad Jalil Khan (Retired Professor N.E.D University) who was recently kidnapped then furthermore was found out that he had been taken by some unknown agency on 18th October, 2008 from Mazar-e-Quaid.
my whole family [...]
NEW York (SANA): US Court adjourned the hearing of Dr Aafia Siddique, Pakistani citizen detained in America, till the 23rd February 2009.
The hearing was adjourned on the application of the respondent who had sought time for the check up of the prisoner to judge here mental condition.
Prior to this Texas prison camp had reported after [...]
NEW YORK :A US court on Wednesday extended a probe into whether a Dr Aafia Siddiqui is mentally fit to stand trial on charges that she tried to murder US officers in Afghanistan.
Judge Richard Berman said the federal court in New York would meet again February 23 after psychiatrists for the prosecution and the [...]
Dr Aafia – The Prisoner 650
This is the update about Dr Aafia’s case by her Lawyer. This court hearing was on 17th of December 2008.
