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Dr Aafia’s sister to stage sit-in protest at US Consulate on 16th
LAHORE: Dr Fauzia Siddiqui, sister of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, will lead a students’ rally and stage a sit-in protest in front of the US Consulate on February 16 (Tuesday), as part of her countrywide campaign for her sister’s release.
A Pakistani neuroscientist and mother of three children, Aafia was convicted by the Manhattan federal court for opening fire on US troops in Afghanistan. The jury found her guilty even after she denied the charges levelled against her.
The rally organised by the Insaaf Students Federation would start from the Punjab Assembly and end at the US Consulate situated near the Lahore Press Club. The demonstrators would also stage a sit-in protest in front of the US Consulate, where Fauzia would address the participants of the rally.
ISF Lahore President Hassan Niazi told Daily Times that Fauzia would also visit several educational institutions, including the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Superior College and the Lahore University where she would deliver speeches about her “sister’s innocence” on February 15 (Monday).
SOURCE : Dailytimes.com.pk
