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Dr. Aafia, children abduction case registered

KARACHI: Gulshan-e-Iqbal police claimed to have lodged, in their respective police station, the case of abduction of Dr. Aafia Siddiqi and her children against the former present Pervez Musharraf on Monday morning, Geo news reported.
According to sources, Dr. Aafia Siddiqi was abducted with her children from Karachi in 2003 while she was on her way [...]

[ More ] December 14th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News |

US should release Dr Aafia under Geneva Convention: Dr Fauzia Siddiqui

ISLAMABAD: Dr Fauzia Siddiqui, sister of DR Aafia Siddiqui, has demanded of the American government to release Dr Aafia first under the Geneva Convention and then demand release of the five detained Americans under the same law.
Dr. Fauzia was talking to a private TV channel here on Saturday. She said that the American rulers are [...]

[ More ] December 13th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News |

Pak embassy to pursue trial of Dr Aafia from 19th Jan: FO

ISLAMABAD: Spokesman of the Foreign Office, Abdul Basit on Friday underlined that the Pakistan Embassy in Washington will methodically pursue the hearing of the Pakistani neuroscientist, Aafia Siddiqui case staring from January 19, 2010.
Abdul Basit expressed these views while talking to a host of Journalists after participating in the meeting of the Senate Standing Committee [...]

[ More ] December 12th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in News |

Senate body for prompt repatriation of Dr Aafia

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior urged the government on Friday to ensure prompt repatriation of Dr Aafia Siddiqi.
The committee also called upon international human rights organisations and UN Secretary General to exercise their influence to help secure Dr Siddiqi’s release and locate her two missing children. The meeting of the committee was presided [...]

[ More ] December 12th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News |

Senate body for prompt repatriation of Dr. Afia

ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (APP): The Senate Standing Committee on Interior Friday urged the government to ensure prompt repatriation of Dr Afia Siddiqui.The Committee also called upon International Human Rights Organizations and UN Secretary General to exercise their influence to help secure Dr. Siddiqui’s release and locate her two missing children.The committee presided over by Senator [...]

[ More ] December 11th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News |

DAG told to explain consequences of moving ICJ in Dr Aafia case

LAHORE: Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed a deputy attorney general (DAG) to inform the court about the consequences of moving the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui from the United States’ authorities.
DAG Naveed Inayat Malik, on behalf of the federal government and [...]

[ More ] December 11th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News |

RAW behind terrorism in Pakistan; Dr Aafia’s detention illegal

PAKISTAN is to raise the issue of Dr Aafia Siddiqi’s unlawful detention in US with the United Nations to seek her release as the fake charges against her could not be proved ever since her illegal kidnapping in Kabul by the U.S.
This has been stated by the Chairman of Standing Committee on Interior Senator Mohammad [...]

[ More ] December 7th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News |

Dr Aafia’s lawyer asks govt to move ICJ

ISLAMABAD: After being subjected to a strip search, Dr Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani woman held by the Americans on account of terrorism charges, is not allowed to receive even ordinary mail in the New York jail.
Barrister Iqbal Jafree, her lawyer, while talking to The News disclosed that he and a few members of Dr Aafia [...]

[ More ] November 28th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News |

Notices to AGP, ministry in Dr Aafia case

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the interior ministry and the attorney general of Pakistan on a contempt petition filed by Barrister Iqbal Jafferry, counsel for Dr Aafia Siddiqui, an American captive.
The counsel submitted that the court had earlier directed the government to take necessary actions for the release and repatriation [...]

[ More ] November 26th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News |

Attorney general, Interior Ministry issued notices in Dr Aafia case

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the attorney general of Pakistan and the Interior Ministry on a contempt petition against the federal government for not taking the case of Dr Aafia Siddiqui to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
The court also directed the respondents to file replies by December 10. Barrister [...]

[ More ] November 26th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News |