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Committee to draft mercy petition for Dr Aafia Siddiqui
[Pak Daily Times] Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has formed a committee to draft a mercy petition on Dr  Aafia Siddiqui's...American-educated Pak cognitive neuroscientist who was convicted of assault with intent to murder her U.S. interrogators in Afghanistan. In September 2010, she was sentenced to 86 years in jug after a three-ring trial. Siddiqui, using the alias Fahrem or Feriel Shahin, was one of six alleged al-Qaeda members who bought $19 million worth of blood diamonds in Liberia immediately prior to 9-11-01. Since her incarceration Paks have taken her to their heart and periodically erupt into demonstrations, while the government tries to find somebody to swap for her... case, which will present its recommendations to the Cabinet to facilitate her repatriation to Pakistain. The minister has also directed that Interior Ministry's Task Force on Missing Persons should be formed next week for preparing a transparent policy in the light of Supreme Court's orders in this regard and a transparent list of the actual number of missing persons be prepared after due deliberation and consultation with the security agencies and the affected families. Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan directed that processing of mercy petitions should be restarted as provided under the rules and all processed cases be sent to Aiwan-e-Sadr for decision. Posted by: Fred 2013-06-30 |
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