– March 18, 2003: the FBI issues an alert requesting information about Aafia;
– March 29: UPI reports that the FBI believes Aafia may be an Al Qaeda “fixer,” transferring money to support “terrorist” operations;
– March 30: Aafia disappears en route to the airport for a flight to Rawalpindi;
– April 3: CNN reports that Al Qaeda [...]
KARACHI: The hearing of a constitutional petition filed for return of Dr Aafia Siddiqui from US custody was adjourned to a date to be fixed later by the office of the court here on Friday by a division bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) comprising Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Dr Qamaruddin [...]
I share with you a detailed report published on the People’s Resistance mailing list analyzing the abduction of Dr. Aafia Siddqui and her ongoing trial in the US Courts. Please take time to read the report and if you agree with the contents then it would be a great help if you can join in [...]
Don’t Blame the Victim
Case study
On March 30, 2003, Dr. Aafia Siddiqui disappeared from Karachi along with her three minor children. Media reported that she had been taken by the US authorities with compliance of Pakistani authorities since the FBI had wanted to seek some information from her. In the face of general outcry, the US [...]
Name: Aafia Siddiqui
Nationality: Pakistani
Residence: US
Marital Status: Unknown
Date of Arrest: 30/03/2003
Location of Arrest: Karachi, Pakistan
Aafia Siddiqui was born in Karachi, Pakistan, on March 2, 1972. She was one of three children of Mohammad Siddiqui, a doctor trained in England, and Ismet. She is a mother of three. Aafia moved to Texas [...]
Prisoner 650
Pakistanis protests the Gitmo detention of Dr Aafia Siddiqui.
The mystery surrounding the disappearance, terror-related detention and trial of a Pakistani female doctor adds fuel to the fire for an angry public, Naveed Ahmad reports for ISN Security Watch.
By Naveed Ahmad in Islamabad and Karachi for ISN Security Watch
Dr. Aafia’s Siddiqui story has been haunting most Pakistanis for months now. Famously known as ‘Prisoner 650? at Bagram Base in Afghanistan, she is one of the missing persons of Pakistan, wanted by FBI on alleged links with Al-Qaeda.
Dr. Afia Siddiqui, a highly educated researcher who studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US, for [...]
Aafia Siddiqui was born in Karachi, Pakistan, on March 2, 1972. She was one of three children of Mohammad Siddiqui, a doctor trained in England. She is a mother of three.
Aafia moved to Texas in 1990 to be near her brother, and after spending a year at the University of Houston, transferred to MIT. Aafia [...]
Name: Aafia Siddiqui
Nationality: Pakistani
Resident: USA/Pakistan
Married, three children, also missing
UPDATE: 8-3-08 FBI Admits Aafia in custody in Afghanistan
UPDATE: 2006 Report shows US admits having Aafia.[download]
