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Link Dr Aafia Siddiqui to case of Pakistanis languishing in foreign jails: SC
2019-05-21
[DAWN] The Supreme Court on Monday ordered to club a petition seeking the repatriation of Dr Aafia Siddiqui
...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...
‐ a neurologist languishing in a United States jail on charges of trying to kill US agents and military officers in Afghanistan ‐ with a petition seeking repatriation of Paks incarcerated
Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages!
abroad.

Dr Fauzia Siddiqui, sister of Dr Aafia, had moved the court in 2018 requesting it to order the government to formulate a comprehensive policy for protecting fundamental rights of Paks detained abroad.

During today's hearing of the case, Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, while heading a three-judge bench, remarked that the issue of Dr Aafia be raised along with that of other Paks languishing in jails overseas as [approaching the matter in this way] may yield results.

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Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-05-21 11:39  

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