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British Parliamentarians for the release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui
LONDON (UK): Four British Muslim Parliamentarians have demanded release of Dr.Aafia Siddiqui from the US custody and her return to Pakistan along with her two missing children.
In a letter addressed to US President Barack Obama and released to the media, Lord Nazir Ahmed along with Lord Altaf Sheikh, Lord Patel and MP Muhammad Sarwar have stressed that Dr.Siddiqui’s cause has become a rallying point for the people of Pakistan .
“We must stress that anti-American feeling her treatment is causing in an area key to success against extremist insurgency,” the Parliamentarians said.
Release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui demanded
GOLARCHI: The members of the Pakistan Human Rights Development Organization (PHRDO) Golarchi chapter under the leadership of Afzal Arain, Ghulam Mustafa Khokhar, Afzal Shah and others took out a protest rally for release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui on Sunday.
The participants of the rally marched through various roads of the city and reached outside the Naushehro Feroze Press Club.
Addressing on the occasion, the protesting leaders strongly condemned the arrest of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui by American authorities.
They said that Dr. Aafia Siddiqui was convicted in a false case by an American jury.
Rally for release of Dr Aafia today
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 life, especially civil society activists and students.
An American court convicted Dr. Aafia over charges that she tried to kill Americans during her detention in Afghanistan in 2008. A family lawyer immediately announced an appeal, citing ‘prejudice and bias’.
Govt urged to block Nato supply route for release of 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 continuous custody in US was also participated by Dr. Fauzia Siddiqui, sister of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, who called upon citizens of the capital to rise against brutalities of America.
The rally organised by Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) with the support local religious and political organisations was also participated by women, children and traders community. The protesters carrying banners, placards and posters inscribed with slogans and photos of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui were raising slogans for the release of daughter of Pakistan.
PM orders Pakistani consulate in US to do more for release of Dr. Aafia
KARACHI: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has directed Pakistani consulate in United States of America to do more for release of Pakistani neuroscientist Dr. Aafia Siddiqui.
”Government is mobilizing all resources for release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui and direction to Pakistani consulate in US and legal team have also been issued”, he said this while talking to Dr. Fouzia Siddiqui and Asmat Siddiqui, mother of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui here at Governor House, sources informed Online.
During the meeting, Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistani and central leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) Farooq Sattar was also present.
Freedom Forum protests for release of Dr. Aafia
WASHINGTON: The hearing of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui case held in New York on Tuesday amid which US judge ordered to take Aafia out of courtroom over her hue and cry and disturbing proceedings of case.
A protest demonstration was also staged for release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui outside court.
She was produced in a Manhattan court while over appearance of first witness Captain Robert from prosecutor, she started screaming and creating uproar, saying that the witness was telling a lie and betraying the court.
Subsequently, the judge ordered to take her out of courtroom while her counsel told court the evidences, provided to court alleging Aafia of shooting US troops in Afghanistan, were not concrete and insufficient.
