Rafia Zakaria
Is it true that Pakistanis find it easier to condemn those unlawful and gruesome acts committed by a defiant superpower than those committed by Pakistani citizens?
Six Pakistani women have fuelled international headlines in the past week. Five of them are the hapless victims of the grotesque live burial that took place in [...]
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KARACHI: Dr. Fouzia Siddiqui, daughter of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui has accused Pakistan of declining to accept the citizenship of Dr. [...]
NEW YORK: A Pakistani woman who’s been labeled an al-Qaida supporter refused to appear in court on Thursday to answer charges that she tried to kill U.S. soldiers and FBI agents after they detained her this summer in Afghanistan.
Aafia Siddiqui had been expected to plead not guilty in federal court in Manhattan to attempted murder [...]
Aafia Siddiqui [allegedly] Had “Dirty Bomb” & “Mass Casualty Attack” Information & New York Target List in Her Possession
By RICHARD ESPOSITO and BRIAN ROSS
Aafia Siddiqui, the alleged Mata Hari of Al Qaeda, was indicted by federal authorities in New York today for allegedly attempting to kill the FBI agents, US soldiers, interpreters and others who [...]
..Keep up the protests… maybe our loud mouths are getting something done!
ISLAMABAD: US authorities have indicated to the Pakistan government that Dr Aafia Siddiqui, who is suffering from bullet wounds, will be shifted to another facility by next week, which is less intrusive and offers better medical care.
“While there has been no formal announcement yet, [...]
..Now we are charging 11 year old children??
Kabul, (ANI): After repeated requests from Islamabad, the Afghanistan Government has reportedly promised to Pakistan to return soon one of the three sons of Pakistani scientist and terror suspect Dr Aafia Siddiqui, who was arrested in Afghanistan earlier this month and presently being tried in the US [...]
..This serves to prove a few things, some of which are - how deeply traumatized this poor child is, how long he has been in Afghanistan, and also how terribly afraid he must be.. we in the USA should be so proud of ourselves!
WASHINGTON: Ahmed, the 11-year-old boy said to have been apprehended with Aafia [...]
by Tim Bella
What happens when an 11-year-old U.S. citizen is held by Afghanistan’s intelligence service? According to the U.S. State Department, not much, at least for now.
It is, for sure, a complicated case. Early this week, we noted a Washington Post article detailing confirmation that Afghan security forces had been holding Ahmed Siddiqui, the [...]
..Well, considering that Karzai the sock puppet is in the back pocket of Bush the… this shouldn’t be too tough to accomplish…
By Mariana Baabar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has approached the government of Afghanistan to hand over the eldest, eleven-year-old son of the missing Pakistani scientist Dr Aafia Siddiqui, who according to the US authorities, is in [...]
Source: Human Rights Watch
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The Afghan government should immediately relinquish 11-year-old Ahmed Siddiqui to the custody of his family, Human Rights Watch said today. Siddiqui, a US citizen, is believed to [...]
After being offline having fallen ill rather quickly - and trying to recover - I went online today to check the news on Aafia. What I saw was so frustrating. I saw various articles. I saw one where they apparently have Aafia’s son in Afghan custody. I saw another where he is allegedly in US [...]
NEW YORK, Aug 26 (APP): A lawyer for Aafia Sidiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist charged with trying to kill American interrogators in Afghanistan, has made a fervent plea to U.S. authorities to immediately shift her client to a hospital in view of her worsening state of health.
“Her condition has significantly deteriorated since August four when [...]
The Post Report
WASHINGTON: The United States has confirmed that Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s 12-year-old son has been in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 2003, reported Channel Five.
Michael G Garcia, the US attorney general of southern region, in his letter addressed to Dr Aafia’s sister Dr Fozia Siddiqui, has revealed that Dr [...]
Tariq Habib
KARACHI: The United States could use Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s son as a witness against her, said Dr Aafia’s mother Asmat Siddiqui while talking to The Post.
She said Ahmed Amjad, son of Dr Aafia, would be 12 years old after two months. Children below the age of 12 years cannot be detained as per provision [...]
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
2:00pm
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
500 Pearl Street Manhattan, NY
The hearing is on 3rd September is at the United States District Court (U. S. D. C.) for the Southern District of New York (S. D. N. Y), located at 500 Pearl Street, Manhattan.
The hearing will start at [...]
By VOA News
Pakistan’s parliament has demanded the immediate repatriation of a Pakistani woman held in the United States on charges of trying to kill U.S. federal agents in Afghanistan.
Aafia Siddiqui, a U.S.-educated scientist, was detained by U.S. forces in Afghanistan last month. U.S. authorities extradited Siddiqui to New York this month to face charges of [...]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is seeking consular access and a delegation of parliamentarians will visit the USA to meet Dr Aafia Siddiqi, currently under detention in New York.
Foreign Office spokesman Muhammad Sadiq said in his weekly briefing here on Thursday He said that the matter of Dr Aafia Siddiqi’s repatriation to Pakistan had also been taken up [...]
By Zofeen Ebrahim
Fouzia Siddiqi who believes her sister, Aafia, was framed by U.S. and Pakistani intelligence agents.
Credit:Zofeen Ebrahim/IPS
KARACHI, Aug 20 (IPS) - ‘’For you it’s just another story. If you want the truth go to Ghazni where you will get more than I can ever tell you about my sister,” said [...]
By Khalid Hasan
WASHINGTON: The United States authorities are planning to bring grave charges against Dr Aafia Siddiqui, ranging from money laundering for Al Qaeda to assisting the terrorist group in other ways, including efforts to procure military equipment.
The US security and intelligence authorities also believe that Siddiqui was underground of her own will and accord [...]
Staff Reporter
LAHORE: A large number of doctors Wednesday staged a protest outside the Lahore Press Club for the early release of Dr Aafia from the US custody. The protest was organised by the Pakistan Medical Association Lahore.
The protesters were carrying placards and banners inscribed with anti-US slogans. They protested for about half an hour. [...]
Author: Esra’a (Bahrain)
More than 5 years ago, Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neurologist and mother of three was accused without evidence by the U.S government to have links with Al Qaeda (don’t we all?)
Since 9/11 her life and the lives of many innocent Arabs, Muslims, Afghans and Pakistanis within the USA changed for the worse, when [...]
By Maryam Sakeenah
Countercurrents.org
Shortly after the disappearance of young Dr. Afia Siddiqui and her three minor [...]
The case against Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani MIT graduate and detainee of the US held for over five years under mysterious circumstances, is finally being made public - and looks to fulfill more in a pattern of dubious evidence and maltreatment in the name of the War on Terror.
By Marryam Haleem,
It may be all [...]
July 18th 2008. Ghazni, Afghanistan . This video, obtained by Cageprisoners shows the media conference following the ‘arrest’ of a woman and a teenager identified by Afghan police as Saliha and Ali Ihsan. The US allege that this is Aafia Siddiqui and her 12 year old son, Ahmad.
Aafia Siddiqui was extradited to the US [...]
by Amad
A new chapter in the long and painful saga of the “War on Terror” has been revealed to the public. The facts are murky, the details impossible to confirm.
While there are several possibilities, there is one that most will find almost impossible to believe. We are not ready to believe that Dr. Aafia is [...]
Guantanamo Bay News
