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 [...]
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday directed the Foreign Ministry to take decision on the matter of filing the case of Dr Aafia Siddiqi before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) within one month.
The court also observed that the fair trial is the right of every accused and the foreign ministry should examine the [...]
Lahore High Court on Tuesday asked the federal government to submit its response within 10 days on hiring US lawyers on behalf of Dr Aafia Siddiqui without taking her into confidence, a private TV reported. Barrister Iqbal Ahmed Jafferi pleaded before a single-member bench of LHC comprising of Justice Ejaz Ahmed Chaudhry that the government [...]
Picture of Protest for Dr. Aafia Siddiqui on Pakistan Defence Day
THE Judicial Activism Panel, in an emergency meeting on Friday, chalked out strategy to deal with the situation after the government’s failure for recovery of Dr Aafia Siddiqui from the custody of the US government.
According to a press statement, the JAP claimed that it had demanded the government file a case against the US government [...]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday reserved its verdict in a petition filed against the release of $2 million to three American lawyers for defending Dr Aafia Siddiqui in the US.
The petition was filed by Barrister Iqbal Jafree, counsel of Dr Aafia, challenging the allocation of $2 million (Rs 170million) by the government for [...]
District and Session Judge Sadiq Hussain Bhatti granted pre-arrest interim bail to the former husband of Dr Aafia Siddiqui on a personal surety of Rs50,000 and adjourned the hearing till August 17.Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s sister lodged a complaint at the Gulshan-e-Iqbal police station, saying that Dr Siddiqui’s former husband, Dr Amjad Khan, had threatened her [...]
