LAHORE (DAWN) – In response to a petition filed at the Lahore High Court, the Foreign Ministry on Monday has been directed to consult the Federal Law Ministry and make necessary efforts for the release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui from the U.S. courts.
After the February 3 decision of convicting Siddiqui with charges of attempting to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Saturday asked the Law Ministry to give its opinion on the possibilities of taking the case of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani scientist detained in the US, to the International Court of Justice.
Earlier, Dr Aafia’s elder sister, Dr Fauzia Siddiqui, informed the committee that the government had [...]
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 [...]
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) while giving verdict on the petition related to repatriation of [...]
