NEW YORK-The trial of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, charged with attempted attack on US personnel in Afghanistan, began here in a Federal Court on Tuesday, with the defence lawyers arguing that there was no forensic evidence to prove that she had even touched the weapon, let alone fire at any personnel.
Siddiqui, 37, strongly denied any wrongdoing [...]
An Afghan national who lived and studied in Pakistan testified as a government witness today in New York that he saw Dr. Aafia Siddiqui shoot at U.S. and Afghan officials and lunged over her to grab the gun.
Ahmed Gul, 27, came to the United States with an immigration visa sponsored by the government along with [...]
ISLAMABAD – Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s trial begins today (Tuesday), while representatives of civil society and human rights organisations have decided to observe the day as ‘Free Dr Aafia Siddiqui Day’.
On this occasion, different events like protests and candlelight vigils are being arranged across the world including the US, Europe, Australia, Middle East and Pakistan to [...]
KARACHI: Police recorded the statement of Dr Aafia’s son on Monday, according to a report.
Muhammad Ahmed, son of Dr Aafia Siddiqui – a Pakistani scientist detained in America – told the police that he, his mother and siblings – Mariam and Yousuf – were on their way to the Karachi Airport on March 30, 2003 [...]
NEW YORK: Dr Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani scientist detained in the US, punctuated the first day of her attempted murder trial on Tuesday by shouting that the prosecution’s first witness was lying, prompting her to be expelled from the courtroom. Aafia is charged with trying to kill US military officers and federal agents in Afghanistan [...]
As Dr Aafia Siddiqui goes on trial in a federal court in New York City her case is unknown to most Americans yet in her native Pakistan the frail neuroscientist, mother of three and reputed al Qa’eda associate has become a cause célèbre.
Last week Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said that he had been [...]
NEW YORK: The trial of a Pakistani neuroscientist educated in the United States and accused of trying to kill US personnel in Afghanistan was due to start Tuesday in New York.
US authorities say Aafia Siddiqui, 37, is an al Qaeda-linked, would-be terrorist who tried to murder American officers on July 18, 2008, after she was [...]
Washington: Pakistan Ambassador to the United States, Hussain Haqqani has said that Islamabad is doing its best on both the diplomatic and legal fronts to ensure Dr. Aafia Siddiqui’s release.
Siddiqui, who is currently detained by the US, has been charged for shooting at her US interrogators in Afghanistan in July last year.
Haqqani said the lawyers, [...]
NEW YORK: A 16-member jury was chosen on Thursday for Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s trial next week, as the Pakistani neuroscientist repeatedly interrupted questioning of potential jurors about the Sept 11 terrorist attacks.
Of the 16 jurors, 12 will be part of the jury team and four will be alternate team in case someone falls sick.
“I have [...]
NEW YORK: A New York-based Pakistani civil rights organization has designated January 19 as “Free Dr. Aafia Siddiqui Day”, and to hold a demonstration outside a federal court where the U.S.-trained neuroscientist goes on trial.The Pakistan-USA Freedom Forum (PAKUSAFF) called on human rights activists to join the demonstration in large numbers to demand the release [...]
