Aafia Siddiqui
Aafia Siddiqui was captured in Afghanistan by FBI agents in July, 2008. She was wanted for supporting and participating in terrorist activities.
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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- US told to release Aafia: Babar (rsstimes.net)
- 4-Aafia expresses no confidence in Pakistani lawyers ..... (karachinews.net)
- Dr. Aafia unpleased with Pakistans legal attorneys (thenews.com.pk)
“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 Siddiquis 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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- US: Obama names ex-USDA man Siddiqui to key trade role (just-food.com)
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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- Eid Reflections from Aafia Siddiqui’s Family (draafia.org)
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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- US farm trade nominee Siddiqui defends record (news.google.com)
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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- Obama Names Ag. Veteran Chief Agriculture Negotiator (search.msn.com)
