ISLAMABAD: Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) here on Tuesday reserved judgment in the repatriation appeal of Iffat Siddiqui and Iftikhar Hussain Rajpoot for bringing Dr Aafia Siddiqui back to the country from the US.
Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Raja Abdul Aleem Abbasi told the court that the Pakistan government has [...]
Islamabad:Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday adjourned hearing in an appeal for bringing back Dr. Aafia Siddiqui to the country from the US.
Iffat Siddiqui, the mother of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, and Iftikhar Hussain Rajpoot, another petitioner, had moved the court for repatriation of the doctor missing since 2003. They [...]
The following is a transcript of Mr. Siddiqui’s (Aafia’s brother) speech at the MLFA Annual Fund Raising Dinner on April 25, 2009:
“Asalam Alaikum,
Thank you for the opportunity to share with you information about my little sister, Aafia Siddiqui’s case. I especially want to commend you for your courage and support in that you are here [...]
After reading US Charge d’Affaires Gerald Feierstein’s letter on May 10, I realise that not only does the US simply not comprehend Pakistan and its people (as opposed to its sycophant leaders), it is also unable to understand the simple English language of Pakistani newspapers. Otherwise Mr Feierstein would have realised that the news item [...]
KARACHI: An SHC division bench, comprising Justice Athar Saeed and Justice Arshad Siraj Memon, ordered the Pakistani government to form a team of lawyers to defend Dr Aafia Siddiqui before a trial court in the USA and direct its high commission to assist her trial and extend financial help to her family till she is [...]
KARACHI:The Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed the federal government to provide legal assistance to Dr Aafia Siddiqui, who is now facing trial in the US, and submit a report about the efforts being made by the government for her repatriation and the recovery of her two missing children within 45 days.
SHC’s division bench, headed [...]
WASHINGTON (APP) – Dr Aafia Siddiqui, currently detained in a New York jail, will soon be repatriated home, said Interior Minister Rehman Malik. “A considerable progress has been made to this effect and there are positive indication from the US administration to get her released.
He told this news agency that he held meetings at three [...]
KARACHI – Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday directed the government to provide legal assistance to the detained Pakistani citizen, Dr Aafia Siddiqui, in US prison. The court disposed of three petitions about bringing her back to the country.
The division bench of the SHC comprising Justice Muhammad Athar Saeed and Justice Arshad Siraj Memon issued [...]
Under the glaring subheading “Obama and Saadi” on the page of Sheikh Saadi, the Wikipedia tells us that the U.S. President Barack Obama quoted Saadi’s Gulistan in a videotaped Nowruz (New Year’s) greeting to the Iranian people in March 2009, saying, “There are those who insist that we be defined by our differences. But let [...]
Once again, we at the US embassy note untruthful and irresponsible reporting concerning the case of Dr Aafia Siddiqui in a report titled “Saga of Aafia’s unending torment in NY jail” (May 7). The truth is never served by sensationalism; we believe your readers, as fair-minded and critical thinkers, deserve better, and we are equally [...]
