Islamabad (Staff Report): Dr Fouzia Siddiqui, sister of Dr Afia Siddiqui, on Tuesday met with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at the Foreign Office.
During the meeting, efforts to bring back Dr Aafia, a Pakistani neuroscientist and mother of three jailed in the US for almost a decade, were discussed.
“Met Dr Fauzia Siddiqui today and assured her of my full support. I’ve asked our Counsel General in Houston to seek regular Consular visits and ensure Dr Siddiqui’s well being in line with her legal & human rights. Also discussed possible way forward for Dr. Afia’s repatriation,” Qureshi said in tweet.
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Dr Aafia was indicted by a New York federal district court in September 2008 on charges of attempted murder and assault, stemming from an incident during an interview with the US authorities in Ghazni, Afghanistan — charges that she denied.
After 18 months in detention, she was tried and convicted in early 2010 and sentenced to 86 years in prison.
She has since been imprisoned in the US.
Dr Aafia’s sisiter meets Shah Mehmood Qureshi
Islamabad (Staff Report): Dr Fouzia Siddiqui, sister of Dr Afia Siddiqui, on Tuesday met with Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at the Foreign Office.
During the meeting, efforts to bring back Dr Aafia, a Pakistani neuroscientist and mother of three jailed in the US for almost a decade, were discussed.
“Met Dr Fauzia Siddiqui today and assured her of my full support. I’ve asked our Counsel General in Houston to seek regular Consular visits and ensure Dr Siddiqui’s well being in line with her legal & human rights. Also discussed possible way forward for Dr. Afia’s repatriation,” Qureshi said in tweet.
Dr Aafia was indicted by a New York federal district court in September 2008 on charges of attempted murder and assault, stemming from an incident during an interview with the US authorities in Ghazni, Afghanistan — charges that she denied.
After 18 months in detention, she was tried and convicted in early 2010 and sentenced to 86 years in prison.
She has since been imprisoned in the US.
