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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The case of Aafia Siddiqui has brought with it a wave of emotion from all corners of the world. The detention of this woman, and allegedly her children, has evoked condemnation from politicians, lawyers and activists all over the world. In an environment where the abuses in the ‘War on Terror’ are becoming increasingly known, [...]  
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ISLAMABAD: Spokesman of the Foreign Office, Abdul Basit on Friday underlined that the Pakistan Embassy in Washington will methodically pursue the hearing of the Pakistani neuroscientist, Aafia Siddiqui case staring from January 19, 2010. Abdul Basit expressed these views while talking to a host of Journalists after participating in the meeting of the Senate Standing Committee [...]  
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NEW YORK, Nov 20 (APP): A federal judge Thursday rejected a defence lawyers’ plea that Dr. Aafia Siddiqui could not be tried in the United States as they pointed out that the Pakistani neuroscientist’s alleged crime took place outside the country, while she vowed to boycott her January trial. Ms. Siddiqui, 37, is languishing in a [...]  
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ISLAMABAD: Dr Fauzia Siddiqui, sister of DR Aafia Siddiqui, has demanded of the American government to release Dr Aafia first under the Geneva Convention and then demand release of the five detained Americans under the same law. Dr. Fauzia was talking to a private TV channel here on Saturday. She said that the American rulers are [...]  
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NEW YORK – While a defiant Aafia Siddiqui declared that she would boycott her trial in January, a federal judge Thursday rejected her lawyers’ plea that she could not be tried in the United States as they pointed out that the Pakistani neuroscientist’s alleged crime took place outside the country. Ms Siddiqui, who was brought [...]  
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LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) general secretary Shahid Siddiqui, who criticised the functioning of party chief Mayawati, was expelled from the party with immediate effect on Monday for “anti-party activities.” — PTI ...  
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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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ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (APP): The Senate Standing Committee on Interior Friday urged the government to ensure prompt repatriation of Dr Afia Siddiqui.The Committee also called upon International Human Rights Organizations and UN Secretary General to exercise their influence to help secure Dr. Siddiqui’s release and locate her two missing children.The committee presided over by Senator [...]  
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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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KARACHI: The Gulshan-e-Iqbal police station here has registered an FIR for the kidnapping of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, along with her three minor children. The FIR was lodged against personnel of an unidentified law-enforcement agency, and a case was filed on the complaint of Dr Aafia’s sister. Gulshan-e-Iqbal SHO Rustam Nawaz said they received a complaint from Dr Fauzia Siddiqui in which she stated that her younger sister, Dr Aafia Siddiqui, resident of House No: 140E, Block 7, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, on March 30, 2003, left the house for the Karachi airport, along with her three children, to board a flight to Rawalpindi. She, along with her ... Read Full Story
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ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani government is seriously considering a proposal by the Foreign Office to swap the five American nationals held on terror charges for Pakistani doctor Aafia Siddiqui who is detained in the US. “We have sent a proposal to the President and the Prime Minister not to deport the detained US nationals unilaterally,” a senior Foreign Office official told IslamOnline.net, requesting anonymity for not being authorized to talk about this with the media. Instead, the official said, the government should ask Washington to release Pakistanis languishing at different US detentions in exchange for the deportation of its detained nationals. Five young Americans ... Read Full Story
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ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior urged the government on Friday to ensure prompt repatriation of Dr Aafia Siddiqi. The committee also called upon international human rights organisations and UN Secretary General to exercise their influence to help secure Dr Siddiqi’s release and locate her two missing children. The meeting of the committee was presided over by Senator Talha Mahmood. It condemned the alleged inhumane treatment Dr Aafia Siddiqi continues to suffer. It passed a resolution urging the government to ensure prompt repatriation of the Pakistani national from the government of the United States, where she was being detained and tried on the ... Read Full Story
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ISLAMABAD: Dr Fauzia Siddiqui, sister of DR Aafia Siddiqui, has demanded of the American government to release Dr Aafia first under the Geneva Convention and then demand release of the five detained Americans under the same law. Dr. Fauzia was talking to a private TV channel here on Saturday. She said that the American rulers are now demanding the release of the five detained Americans under the Geneva Convention and they have already violated the law by arresting Dr Aafia. She questioned to US that is the law only implemented on us and not on America. She said that the US judge has already ... Read Full Story
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ISLAMABAD: Spokesman of the Foreign Office, Abdul Basit on Friday underlined that the Pakistan Embassy in Washington will methodically pursue the hearing of the Pakistani neuroscientist, Aafia Siddiqui case staring from January 19, 2010. Abdul Basit expressed these views while talking to a host of Journalists after participating in the meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Friday. Abdul Basit went on to say that the Government and Foreign Ministry are taking diplomatic steps at high level for unconditional release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui. Replying to a question, Basit said that the war against terrorism cannot be won only through use of ... Read Full Story
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