THE Lahore High Court has sought reply from the Interior secretary on a petition, challenging his affidavit, submitted in the court, which stated that a panel of US lawyers had already been paid to contest Dr Aafia’s case when the court had issued a restraining order.
On Tuesday, the petitioner, Barrister Iqbal Jaffree pleaded that a [...]
By Huma Yusuf
US President Barack Obama dominated headlines last week for tossing out George W. Bush’s plans for a missile defence shield in Eastern Europe.
The praise with which that decision was met globally will probably help mask the fact that another announcement earlier in the week, regarding the Bagram detention facility in Afghanistan, led [...]
Blessings and Hope Amidst Pain and Sorrow
The following is a personal account by Dr. Aafia’s brother, Mohammad
As we come to the celebration of Eid-al-Fitr of 2009, it is the 7th Eid we will celebrate without Aafia being among her friends and family. But we will celebrate. Not because we forget Aafia or because we abandon [...]
My Dear Aafia,
My little sister
My little sister,
My little sister
I miss you
so
How much I miss you, I cannot
say
My true feelings words cannot portray
I cry
myself for you to sleep
In my dreams for you to
creep
My little sister, I miss you
so
Every day a new dawn brings
light
Dear Lord end my sisters plight
My
emotions I cannot express
Flowing tears I cannot
regress
My little sister [...]
A message to all friends, supporters and people of conscience everywhere:
Thank you to each one of you for extending to Aafia and to us, her family, the hand of friendship during this trying and difficult time.
Thank you for your prayers, your words of comfort to Aafia and to each member of our family. And, praise [...]
Our sisters in captivity
Our sisters in captivity
The situation of the Ummah … Allahul Musta’an!
By Sara Flounders
New York
Published Sep 13, 2009 10:13 PM
Now that the documents recording the systematic torture of thousands of prisoners in secret U.S. prisons have been released to the world media in U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s Aug. 24 report, the secret documents on the imprisonment and torture of Dr. Aafia [...]
Dr Aafia’s case can be referred to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) under ‘Pakistan Friendship and Commerce Treaty’ signed between US and Pakistan which allows citizens of both the countries to approach the ICJ without any state approval.
The Lahore High Court (LHC) observed this while disposing of petition seeking repatriation of Dr Aafia from [...]
LAHORE: Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday disposed of a petition challenging the allocation of $2 million to contest Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s case and directed the Foreign Ministry to examine referring the case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) within one month.
The judge observed that Dr Aafia’s repatriation [...]
