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Pakistani consul general visits Aafia in Texas
WASHINGTON: On the instructions of Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani, Pakistani Consul General in Houston Aqil Nadeem visited Dr Aafia Siddiqui in Carswell detention facility in Texas on Friday.In a two-hour meeting, Aafia informed the consul general that she was medically fine and was pleased to speak by phone to her mother and children in Karachi on Thursday. According to a Pakistani embassy official, Aafia will also be able to meet her brother at her request. The consul general informed her that the Pakistani Embassy in Washington had coordinated consular access for her through the authorities concerned. Dr Aafia Siddiqui asked the diplomat to convey her thanks to ambassador Haqqani for his concern for her welfare, the official said. app Posted by: trailing wife 2011-04-17 |
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