FAISALABAD: Sister of Dr. Afia Siddiqui, Dr. Fauzia Siddiqui has urged on the incumbents to play their key role in releasing Dr. Afia Siddiqui from the American detention like the American government did in recovering its women citizen from the Iranian detention.
While addressing a press conference here Sunday, she said that her sister was like [...]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court here Friday directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to inform it by May 6 of the steps taken by it for repatriation of Dr Afia Siddiqui. IHC Chief Justice M. Bilal Khan issued the direction after Deputy Attorney General Raja Aleem Abbasi requested for time.
To a [...]
THE Human Rights Network Pakistan (HRNP) has resolved to launch a movement for recovery of Dr Aafia Siddiqui from the US and other missing persons from illegal detentions.
The Human Rights Network Pakistan held a protest demonstration in front of the Lahore Press Club on Monday while demanding the government take immediate steps for liberation of [...]
WASHINGTON – Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani Monday called for the early repatriation of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist, to her homeland when he met US Attorney-General Eric Holder.
Dr Aafia is in US custody facing charges of an alleged attempt to shoot at US officials in Afghanistan. A spokesman of the Pakistan [...]
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani met with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and conveyed to him the Pakistani demand for earliest repatriation of Dr Aafia Siddiqui to her homeland.
Ms Siddiqui, a U.S.?educated neurological scientist is in American custody, facing charges of an alleged attempt to shoot at U.S. officials in [...]
LONDON – A startling new development in the case of Dr Aafia Siddiqui has emerged following the recent release of a British resident from Guantanamo as the torture victim Binyam Mohamed in a testimony has said he witnessed Dr Aafiya during her detention at the Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan, which contradicts the official position forwarded [...]
A startling new development in the case of Dr Aafia Siddiqui has emerged following the recent release of a British resident from Guantanamo.
Torture victim Binyam Mohamed says he witnessed the detention of Dr Aafiya at Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan in a testimony which contradicts the official position forwarded by the US Government that she and [...]
KARACHI: The hearing of three petitions seeking repatriation of Dr Afia Siddiqui were adjourned till tomorrow due to paucity of time.
The petitions were fixed before a bench of SHC comprising Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha.
KARACHI – Sindh High Court (SHC) has asked the government to submit comments in the case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui and her children.
The court on Tuesday gave last chance to the government to submit comments over the petitions pertaining to repatriation of Dr Aafia Siddiqui and her two children from the custody of US authorities, [...]
KARACHI: A Sindh High Court (SHC) division bench asked the federal government to file or otherwise comment on the constitution petitions pertaining to the repatriation of Dr Aafia Siddiqui and her two children from the custody of US authorities back to Pakistan.
The bench, comprising Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha, [...]
