Dr Aafia Siddiqui – The Prisoner 650

GOLARCHI: The members of the Pakistan Human Rights Development Organization (PHRDO) Golarchi chapter under the leadership [...]

By Fasi Zaka
I admit that there has been one topic I have been reluctant to write about for a year now, despite occasional prodding from the readers. When I first heard about Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s case, I immediately held an uninformed opinion; I thought she was guilty. It didn’t matter to [...]

Islamabad : Pakistan Professionals Forum (PPF) and the civil society based in the federal capital staged a protest rally here Wednesday at Aabpara Chowk to condemn and reject, in unequivocal terms, the illegal detention and conviction of Dr Aafia Siddiqui by the NY court.
The protestors including doctors, engineers, lawyers, academicians, [...]

Dr Aafia’s birthday – March 2nd – to be celebrated, not mourned.
2nd March 2010 marks Aafia’s 7th birthday and approximately 2,540 days in captivity. Many supporters decided to mark the occasion by celebrating the day.  True, it is odd that we will celebrate without Aafia being amongst us. In fact, Aafia [...]

By Saleem Chandio and Bachal Chandio
KARACHI: On the directives of the president of the Pasban, [...]

Islamabad : The Pakistan Professional Forum (PPF) will stage a rally at Aabpara Chowk here today (Wednesday) to press the government for securing release of detained Pakistani neuroscientist Dr. Aafia Siddiqui from the US.
Dr. Aafia’s sister, Dr. Fauzia Siddiqui, will address the rally to be attended people from different walks of [...]

By Saeed Minhas
ISLAMABAD: During efforts to trace Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s missing 11-year-old daughter Mariam, international organisations have stumbled upon nearly a dozen juvenile girls who have been languishing in several Afghan jails, sources privy to the search told Daily Times on Tuesday.
Not much is known about these [...]

Karachi: To celebrate the birthday of Dr Aafia Siddiqui falling tomorrow (March 2nd), Pasban [...]

Video : Protest for Dr Aafia

Islamabad : Hundreds of protesters in the federal capital on Sunday urged the government to block Nato supply route to allied forces in Afghanistan to press for release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, who is languishing in US jail.
The protest demonstration, the largest in Islamabad on the issue of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui’s [...]