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Pakistani delegation urged to seek Aafia’s return
PESHAWAR: Jamaat-e-Islami Naib Amir Siraj ul Haq said Thursday that the ongoing visit of high-level Pakistani delegation to the United States for holding strategic talks would be considered a failure if it failed to secure the honorable release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqi from the US detention.
Addressing a press conference here, Haq said that Pakistani nation wants honorable return of Aafia, not the US aid.
He said that Pakistani should push for resolution of Aafia’s issue during the visit. If they return empty-handed, the visit would be declared a failure, he commented.
Dr Aafia has no connection with terrorists
KARACHI: British Muslim journalist Maryam Ridley has said Tuesday that Dr Aafia Siddique has no connection with any terrorist organisation, including Al-qaeeda and Taliban.
Ridley voiced these views while addressing students of Institute of Business Administration in Karachi. She said that Dr Aafia’s case has been presented in front of American Jury in dramatic way and was charged with baseless allegations.
Release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui demanded
GOLARCHI: The members of the Pakistan Human Rights Development Organization (PHRDO) Golarchi chapter under the leadership of Afzal Arain, Ghulam Mustafa Khokhar, Afzal Shah and others took out a protest rally for release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui on Sunday.
The participants of the rally marched through various roads of the city and reached outside the Naushehro Feroze Press Club.
Addressing on the occasion, the protesting leaders strongly condemned the arrest of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui by American authorities.
They said that Dr. Aafia Siddiqui was convicted in a false case by an American jury.
Sister, mother of Dr. Aafia Siddiqi calls on Rehman Malik
KARACHI, March 21 (APP): Sister of Dr. Aafia Siddiqi, Dr. Fauzia Siddiqi along with her mother met with Interior Minister, Rehman Malik at the Chief Minister House here on Sunday. During the meeting, the Federal Minister for Interior assured them about the progress in the case and release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqi.
Dr. Fauzia Siddiqi handed over the snaps of children of Dr. Aafia Siddiqi to Rehman Malik and sought the government’s help to search them.
The Federal Interior Minister assured them of full cooperation to search the children.
British journalist backs Aafia case
KARACHI: A press conference arranged by “The Free Aafia Campaign” was held at the Karachi Press Club on Saturday.
On the occasion, British journalist Maryam Yvonne Ridley criticised the American and European media and said they had done nothing to provide justice to Dr Aafia.
“Pakistanis will have to start demonstrations to stimulate their political leaders to do something for bringing Aafia and her children back home,” she said.
Mariam Ridley Arrives In Karachi
Famous British journalist Mariam Ridley has reached Karachi to attend the Dr Aafia Siddqui’s Pride of Performance award ceremony.
Talking to media at Karachi Airport, Mariam, who was the first one to report about Dr Aafia’s detention in Afghanistan, deplored that the Pakistan government has not played effective role to get Dr Aafia’s release.
She also noted that the US court gave prejudiced verdict in Dr Aafia’s case.
The award ceremony would be held tomorrow under the aegis of Free Aafia Campaign.
Faisal Saleh urges Opp to protest Aafia’s detention
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) parliamentary leader Faisal Saleh Hayat on Wednesday urged opposition parties to stage a protest and sit-in outside the US embassy in favour of Dr
Aafia Siddiqui.
Taking part in a discussion on an adjournment motion regarding the bomb blast at the Special Investigation Building in Lahore, Faisal criticised both the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) for only targeting the Musharraf-era’s policy. He said both parties had failed to bring any positive change in the country despite a lapse of two years. They did not waste any opportunity for criticising General (r) Musharraf and his party, but despite the mandate given by the people in the 2008 elections, not a single policy of Musharraf has been changed,
he claimed.
Speaking on the floor of the House, Faisal said the PML-N should play its role as a major opposition party to press the government for change. He suggested the opposition leader to lead a rally and a sit-in in front of the US embassy against the detention of Dr Aafia. He said no one from the opposition or the treasury discussed the issues of Dr Aafia and drone attacks with US Secretary of States Hillary Clinton during her visit
to Pakistan.
Ready to forgive everyone when Dr Aafia returns home: Dr Fozia Sadique
MULTAN: Dr. Fozia Sadique sister of Dr Aafia Sadique said that she is ready to forgive everyone when Dr Aafia returns at home.
Talking to media persons here at Multan airport on Friday, Dr Fozia Sadique sister of Dr Aafia Sadique, detained in American jail said that all allegations on Dr Aafia are false and nation would not be satisfied till release of Dr Aafia.
She said that whole nation demands back of Dr Aafia on Pakistani land from where she was picked up.
Aafia visited Islamabad in Jan 2008: uncle
WASHINGTON: The New York Times has reported that S H Farooqi, the uncle of MIT graduated Pakistani scientist Dr Aafia Siddiqi, has given a signed affidavit to the authorities swearing that Dr Aafia visited him in January 2008 in Islamabad and had asked for help to reach the Taliban in Afghanistan. A 12-member jury in New York convicted Dr Aafia in February this year for trying to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan in 2008.
It is for the first time that the information about such an affidavit has been made public. Dr Aafia dropped out of sight from 2003 to 2008 and her whereabouts and those of her three children, during this time, have been a mystery.
Her sister, Dr. Fauzia Siddiqui, has accused the Pakistani intelligence agencies of handing her over to the American officials. She says Ms. Siddiqui was transferred to the United States air base at Bagram, in Afghanistan, and tortured there. Her accusation is widely accepted in Pakistan, and strenuously denied by the American officials.
‘Long March’ for Aafia’s release from 10th
ISLAMABAD – Exhibiting grave concerns over the alleged sluggishness of the PPP-led regime to get Dr Aafia Siddique released from illegal imprisonment of USA, civil society activists on Wednesday announced to launch “Long March” from 10th of March.
A series of events are in pipeline as a part of a “Long March” that would be launched from Faisalabad Bar Association. The announcement was made in a peaceful demonstration at Abpara Chowk organised by the Pakistan Professionals Forum and student community of the twin cities to condemn and convey shock and abhorrence against the unjust verdict in Dr Aafia Siddique’s case and to show solidarity with her and her family.
