Dr. Afia Siddique unconditional release sought
Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 11:46 pm under Pakistan News Dr. Afia Siddique unconditional release sought
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Saturday urged unconditional release and repatriation of detained Dr. Afia Siddique by the US administration if it wanted to win hearts and minds of Pakistanis.
The meeting chaired by Chairman Senator Mohammad Talha Mehmood discussed in detail Dr.Afia’s case and the issue of Pakistanis detained in foreign countries’ jails.
The committee said the US must release Dr. Afia without any further delay.
Senator Talha Mehmood said all diplomatic channels should be extensively exploited for the early repatriation of Dr. Afia.
A Foreign Ministry representative told the meeting that as many as 6037 Pakistanis were languishing in foreign jails, mostly in UAE, Saudi Arabia and China, adding that one third of them were arrested on charges of drug trafficking.
The meeting was informed that Pakistan embassy in Washington had informed brothers of Dr. Afia for hiring a team of lawyers of their family choice to contest her case.
The committee expressed its reservations over information that lawyers were only assisting the court and not acting as lead lawyers in the case.
It condemned inhuman treatment meted out to Dr. Afia during detention, adding if US was serious in image building in the eyes of Pakistanis then it must respect Pakistani citizens.
The committee decided to raise Dr. Afia’s case at every platform in order to press for her unconditional release and for molding public opinion in this regard.
The committee also sought suggestions from the ministries of law and foreign affairs regarding taking the issue to the International Court of Justice and the legal implications.
Among others who attended the meeting were Senator Almas Perveen, Saeeda Soghra Imam, Haji Adeel, Begum Najma Hameed, Dr Abdul Malik and representatives of law and foreign ministries.
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