Aafia Siddiqui

Aafia Siddiqui

Aafia Siddiqui was captured in Afghanistan by FBI agents in July, 2008. She was wanted for supporting and participating in terrorist activities.

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ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Babar Awan Friday informed the National Assembly that Government had demanded of the US to take immediate action for the release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui.Responding to a point of order raised by PML-N MNA Memona Hashmi wherein she asked the government to inform the House about the latest position in the missing persons’ issue, the minister said that the matter of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui had...  
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“Why do they hate us?” This simple, yet loaded five word question has literally outperformed the thousands of answers that have been put forth. This is because comprehensive responses are rarely as powerful as a simple question. Aafia Siddiqui’s case suffers from the very same dynamic; it is complex, it is detailed and it raises [...]  
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A federal judge, setting aide Aafia Siddiqui’s objections over her legal defence team at a pre-trial session, has ruled that she would have to be represented by the lawyers who have already been approved by the US District Court.Ms. Siddiqui, the Pakistani neuroscientist is scheduled to stand trial on January 19 for the attempted murder of U.S. interrogators in Afghanistan last year, after Judge Richard Berman declared her mentally fit to...  
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ISLAMABAD - After going through the sorry tale of Dr Aafia Siddiqui who was mysteriously handed over to Americans years ago, Chairman Standing Committee of Senate on Interior Senator Muhammad Talha Mehmood has summoned former interior minister Faisal Saleh Hayat and former secretary interior Syed Kamal Shah.“Mystery of Aafia, who is still in captivity of the self-styled champion of human rights, USA, stymied temperatures of many...  
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bdnews24.com, DhakaJute minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui has challenged the Speaker's authority to give ruling on issues not raised by MP in parliament. "The Speaker is the servant of the House, not the master," the minister said on Monday in parliament on Monday. Siddiqui's comments came a day after speaker Abdul Hamid expressed his anger over the absence of ministers in the front row. Hamid also said the MPs had turned the parliament floor...  
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ISLAMABAD: The chairman of Senate’s standing committee for interior Senator Talha Mahmood said former President Pervez Musharraf and former interior minister could be quizzed over Dr. Aafia Siddiqui issue if needed. The standing committee meeting chaired by Senator Talha Mahmood held here. The officials of interior and foreign ministries briefed the meeting about measures taken for [...]  
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Blessings and Hope Amidst Pain and Sorrow The following is a personal account by Dr. Aafia’s brother, Mohammad As we come to the celebration of Eid-al-Fitr of 2009, it is the 7th Eid we will celebrate without Aafia being among her friends and family. But we will celebrate. Not because we forget Aafia or because we abandon [...]  
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US - An ad hoc coalition of food and agricultural organizations, led by the National Pork Producers Council, yesterday expressed its strong support for Isi Siddiqui as the chief agricultural trade negotiator in the Office of the US Trade Representative.  
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He accuses Israel of being in violation of 'several council resolutions for decades,' as though those successive governments of the State of Israel foolishly imagined their tiny country will ever see the day when they are not the UN Security Council's favourite nation state for throwing mud at. How to placate an implacable enemy? Haroon Siddiqui's recent mud slinging is not something the Jewish people have never heard before.  
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ARLINGTON, VA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/25/09 -- The American Feed Industry Association today expressed its support of President Barack Obama's nomination of Dr. Isi A. Siddiqui to be the country's next chief agricultural negotiator in the office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The role of the chief agricultural negotiator is of great importance to AFIA members and others in the total feed industry given the significance of international...  
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NEW YORK: Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani scientist languishing in US jail on charges of attacking US forces in Afghanistan, has expressed no confidence in lawyers provided by the Pakistani government and refused to appear before the US federal court. However, the court directed the defense lawyers to continue pursuing the case. Aafia Siddiqui, who was arrested one and half years ago in Bagram, Afghanistan on charges of attacking US forces there told the court on Wednesday that neither she has trust in lawyers provided by the Pakistani government nor she would appear before the court. Before the trial, the federal judge said facility ... Read Full Story
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“Why do they hate us?” This simple, yet loaded five word question has literally outperformed the thousands of answers that have been put forth. This is because comprehensive responses are rarely as powerful as a simple question. Aafia Siddiqui’s case suffers from the very same dynamic; it is complex, it is detailed and it raises disturbing issues that reach far and wide. Consider the following claims against the U.S. and allied/contracted forces: 1) Abduction of a mother and her three children with the children used for extortion 2) Long term captivity in secret prisons 3) Rape, torture, mental and physical abuse 4) Use of ... Read Full Story
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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 handed over her sister to US authorities in 2003, long before she was charged for terrorism in 2008. Asked if the government had approached the International Court of Justice in this regard, Fauzia said authorities told her that they could not get US permission for the move. The ... Read Full Story
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S.-trained Pakistani neuroscientist who faces trial for the attempted murder of U.S. interrogators in Afghanistan will be represented by lawyers paid for by Pakistan, a U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday. In an unusual step, Pakistan sought to send in a team of lawyers to help represent Aafia Siddiqui, who is charged with grabbing a U.S. warrant officer's rifle in mid-2008 while she was detained for questioning in Afghanistan and firing it at FBI agents and military personnel who were not hit. She was shot and wounded in response, according to the American version. A senior Afghan officer has said ... Read Full Story
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The government of Pakistan is seeking new lawyers to represent a U.S.-trained Pakistani neuroscientist who faces a possible life prison sentence for the attempted murder of U.S. interrogators in Afghanistan. Aafia Siddiqui, 37, who the U.S. government has accused of links with al Qaeda, was recently ruled fit to stand trial after a hearing in which her defense lawyers argued she was delusional, while prosecution witnesses suggested she was exaggerating a mental disorder. Following that ruling, the Pakistani government elected "to retain counsel on Dr. Siddiqui's behalf," according to court paper's recently filed by lawyers seeking to act on behalf ... Read Full Story
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