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Pak High Commission in US to assist Dr Aafia: SHC

KARACHI: An SHC division bench, comprising Justice Athar Saeed and Justice Arshad Siraj Memon, ordered the Pakistani government to form a team of lawyers to defend Dr Aafia Siddiqui before a trial court in the USA and direct its high commission to assist her trial and extend financial help to her family till she is [...]

[ More ] May 9th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News |

SHC directs federal govt to provide legal aid to Dr Aafia

KARACHI:The Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed the federal government to provide legal assistance to Dr Aafia Siddiqui, who is now facing trial in the US, and submit a report about the efforts being made by the government for her repatriation and the recovery of her two missing children within 45 days.
SHC’s division bench, headed [...]

[ More ] May 9th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News |

SHC calls for report on missing children of Dr. Aafia

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) two-member bench, while disposing off the three petitions relating to Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, ordered providing legal assistance to Dr. Aafia Sddiqui by hiring legal expert’s service in Washington.
The bench comprising of Justice Muhammad Athar Saeed and Justice Arshad Siraj Memon further ordered presenting the report within 45 days on [...]

[ More ] May 8th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News |

SHC rejects petition against Musharraf

KARACHI: Sindh High Court has rejected the petition against former President Pervez Musharraf and others in their alleged involvement in the abducting Dr. Aafia Siddiqui.
Khalid Mumtaz Counsel while making the SHO of Gulshan Iqbal as party had filed a petition in Sindh High Court. In his argument he said Dr Aafia was abducted by the [...]

[ More ] May 6th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News |

SHC adjourns hearing of petitions on repatriation of Dr. Aafia

KARACHI: The hearing of three petitions seeking repatriation of Dr Afia Siddiqui were adjourned till tomorrow due to paucity of time.
The petitions were fixed before a bench of SHC comprising Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha.

[ More ] April 1st, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News |

SHC issues final notice to government in Dr Aafia case

KARACHI – Sindh High Court (SHC) has asked the government to submit comments in the case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui and her children.
The court on Tuesday gave last chance to the government to submit comments over the petitions pertaining to repatriation of Dr Aafia Siddiqui and her two children from the custody of US authorities, [...]

[ More ] March 25th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News |

Efforts on to ensure Dr Aafia’s return, SHC told

KARACHI: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was making efforts on a diplomatic front to ensure the return of Dr Aafia Siddiqui to Pakistan.
This was stated in comments filed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here on Wednesday before a division bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC). When the petition filed by a human rights [...]

[ More ] February 19th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News |

SHC adjourn petition seeking return of Dr Afia Siddiqui

KARACHI, Jan.15, (APP): The hearing of a constitution petition filed by an NGO Human Rights Network seeking safe return of Dr Afia Siddiqui was adjourned here on Thursday by a division bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Faisal Arab.
When the matter was [...]

[ More ] January 16th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News |

Lax govt attitude in Dr Aafia case irks SHC

KARACHI: A division bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC), comprising Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Faisal Arab, expressed extreme displeasure over the government’s failure to submit comments or show any development in Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s repatriation case.
The bench was hearing a constitutional petition filed by the Human Rights Network, seeking the safe [...]

[ More ] January 16th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News |