Dr Aafia Siddiqui – The Prisoner 650

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) while giving verdict on the petition related to repatriation of [...]

ISLAMABAD: A single bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Sardar Aslam on Friday adjourned its decision until March 9 on a plea seeking the repatriation of Dr Aafia Siddiqui to Pakistan from the United States.
Dr Aafia is a Pakistan-born American neuroscientist under trial in the US on charges of her alleged links [...]

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has put off its decision until Monday on a petition praying for taking the matter of US prisoner Dr. Aafia Siddiqui to the International Court of Justice.
Barrister Javed Iqbal Jaffery made this plea before the IHC Court of its Chief Justice, Justice Sardar Muhammad Aslam that under Pakistan-US agreement of [...]

Sharing the surveillance tape of a prisoner, Steffey, in US custody, who was stripped naked in a jail cell by seven deputies, Dr Aafia’s mother, Ismat Siddiqui, appealed to the government to secure her daughter’s release, saying that she was undergoing similar kind of torture and assault by US authorities.
Addressing a press conference at Dr [...]

KARACHI: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was making efforts on a diplomatic front to ensure the return of Dr Aafia Siddiqui to Pakistan.
This was stated in comments filed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here on Wednesday before a division bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC). When the petition filed by a human rights [...]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani has said Dr Aafia is daughter of Pakistan and her return to Pakistan is a very vital issue adding serous efforts are being made at every level in this connection.
Prime Minister said this while talking to Dr Fauzia Siddiqui, sister of Dr Aafia Siddiqui in connection with latter’s [...]

ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister assured Dr. Fauzia Siddiqui that government was taking all out measures for the early release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani met Dr. Fauzia Siddiqui; sister of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui who is in US detention, on Tuesday, whence according to private TV Channel, Dr. Fauzia [...]

ISLAMABAD: A single bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday again directed the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Interior to submit replies by February 25 to a petition seeking the return of Pakistani scientist Dr Aafia Siddiqui to the country.
Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Aslam was hearing the petition filed by Barrister Javed Jafferi [...]

KARACHI: The government should set a clear timeframe before the people of Pakistan for the safe return of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui and her children from the US custody, Human Right Network demanded Monday.
Addressing a news conference here, HRN President Intikhab Alam Suri said that family of Dr. Aafia is under threat. He said that Dr. [...]

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has adjourned the hearing of the petition praying for the return of Dr. Aafia presently in US detention until February 25, while the foreign and defence ministries have been asked to reply on the next date of hearing.
Dr. Aafia’s attorney, Javed Iqbal Jaferry arguing the case in IHC said [...]