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JI protests Dr Afia’s ‘unjust’ conviction
The women wing of Jamat-e-Islami (JI) staged a protest outside the Idara-e-Noor-e-Haq on Thursday for what they termed as an unjust verdict announced by the US jury regarding Dr Afia Siddiqui.
The rally was taken out from JI headquarters to Islamia College and was led by the JI women wing leader Ayesha Munawar. The protestors carried placards condemning the US court decision and demanded un-conditional release of Dr Afia Siddiqui.
Speaking to the participants, Professor Ghafoor Ahmed Naib Ameer said that after the courts unjust decision, it has been proven that the US is the largest terrorist country in the world.
Zardari directs government for legal support for Dr. Aafia
ISLAMABAD: Voicing concerns over the verdict of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui case, the President Asif Ali Zardari has directed the federal government for extension of legal support to Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, charged with attempt to murder of US troops in Afghanistan, Geo news reported.
In a statement issued from presidency, President Zardari has issued directives to concerned institutions of federal government to make contacts with the family of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui and provide them with every possible legal and judicial cooperation.
Charges against Dr Aafia biased
By Masood Rehman
ISLAMABAD: Legal experts on Thursday termed as biased and partial the opinion of a New York jury that found Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist, guilty of attempted murder charges on all seven counts listed in the complaint against her. She was tried on the charges of trying to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan on July 28, 2008. However, the jury did not find her guilty on any premeditated murder charge. According to her lawyer, Siddiqui could be given a sentence of up to 35 years. Commenting on the jury’s opinion, noted lawyer Muhammad Ikram Chaudhry said it was a case of no evidence and Aafia could not be charged and sentenced. Condemning the jury’s opinion, he regretted that an innocent citizen of Pakistan was being sentenced for something she did not do.
He said the jury’s opinion indicates that its members are biased against Pakistanis. He said the decision was a slap on the US’ so called independent and impartial judicial system.
Pakistan to seek Dr Aafia’s return
* Foreign Office expresses dismay over ‘unexpected verdict’ in detained neuroscientist’s case
* Says ultimate objective is repatriation of Dr Aafia
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will take all steps to secure the release and return home of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist who stands convicted by a US court for shooting at her US interrogators in Afghanistan, according to the Foreign Office on Thursday.
Aafia, 37, was convicted in a New York court on Wednesday for grabbing a US officer’s rifle while she was being questioned in 2008 in Afghanistan and firing at FBI agents and military personnel as she was wrestled to the ground. The jury gave a unanimous verdict on seven counts, including attempted murder and assault. Though guilty on two attempted murder counts, the jury said the crime was not premeditated. Aafia is a US-trained neuroscientist who spent years living in the US.
LHCBA condemns US court verdict against Dr Aafia
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) general house on Thursday condemned the US jury verdict against Dr Aafia Siddiqui, terming it a brutal act by the country that claims to champion human rights. The bar also criticised the government of Pakistan for failing to protect its “innocent citizen”.
LHCBA adopted a resolution demanding Dr Aafia and her two children be released immediately as all allegations against her were baseless and she was a victim of American prejudice against Muslims.
VIDEO : Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s Mother Showing Unprecedented Bravery!
Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s Mother Showing Unprecedented Bravery!
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ISLAM AGAIN!! Dr. Aafia Siddiqui –an MIT educated MUSLIM scientist — is a MURDERER & TERRORIST !!
ISLAM AGAIN!! Dr. Aafia Siddiqui –an MIT educated MUSLIM scientist — is a MURDERER & TERRORIST !!
More good news about the followers of ISLAM: During her years at MIT, she was regarded as religious by her colleagues. Aafia Siddiqui has been found guilty of firing on United States Forces. Siddiqui is a PhD neuroscientist who attended MIT, she is originally from Pakistan. Her father, Muhammad Siddiqui, was a British trained doctor.
US jury finds Dr Aafia guilty on all counts
NEW YORK: A US jury on Wednesday found Pakistani neuroscientist Dr Aafia Siddiqui guilty of two counts of attempted murder, though the crime was not found by the jury to be premeditated. She was also convicted of armed assault, using and carrying a firearm and assault of US officers and employees. A 12-member jury deliberated three days in a Manhattan federal court before unanimously declaring her guilty as charged.
Although she was not charged with terrorism, prosecutors described Aafia as a would-be terrorist who had also plotted to bomb New York.
In her closing arguments, defence attorney Linda Moreno accused the prosecutors of trying to play on the jury’s fears. “They want to scare you into convicting Aafia Siddiqui,” she said.
Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s sister summoned
Karachi : Judicial Magistrate (JM) East Zabiha Khattak has summoned Dr Aafia Siddqui’s sister, Dr Fauzia Siddiqui, on February 6, to nominate people in the case pertaining to the alleged kidnapping of Dr Aafia Siddiqui and her children. The orders were issued after the investigation officer (IO) submitted a report in the case.
Dr Aafia Siddiui and her three children, seven-year-old Mohammed Ahmed, five-year-old Maryam, and eight-month-old Suleman, were allegedly kidnapped on March 28, 2003, by intelligence agencies without any warrants or notice.
In his report, IO Shahid Qureshi said that according to the statements recorded by Dr Fauzia Siddiqui, Dr Aafia SiddiquiÕs mother Asmat Siddiqui, and her son Mohammed Ahmed, FBI personnel had picked up Dr Aafia Siddiqui and her children. He told the court that his inspection of the site of the incident corroborated these statements.
