Washington has promised to look into a request made by Islamabad to review Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s detention in view of respecting her human and legal rights.
Pakistan has been raising the issue with the United States on a regular basis, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday.
Siddiqui has been behind bars since 2010 on charges of attempted murder and mounting an assault on US military personnel and is serving an 86-year sentence at the Federal Medical Centre, Carswell, Fort Worth in Texas.
The issue was also raised by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in yesterday’s meeting with US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells.
“Pakistan’s Consul General in Houston Ayesha Farooqui regularly visits Siddiqui to inquire on her wellbeing, as well as, to convey any of her messages to family,” the FO statement read.
‘Help me, I’m innocent’: Aafia Siddiqui’s plea to PM Imran
Qureshi is also set to meet Siddiqui’s sister in Islamabad soon.Dr.Aafia Siddiqui, Pakistani scientist jailed in the US, has written a letter to PM Imran Khan asking for help while pleading her innocence, South Punjab News reported on Tuesday.
Pakistan has been raising the issue with the United States on a regular basis, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday.
Siddiqui has been behind bars since 2010 on charges of attempted murder and mounting an assault on US military personnel and is serving an 86-year sentence at the Federal Medical Centre, Carswell, Fort Worth in Texas.
The issue was also raised by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in yesterday’s meeting with US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells.
“Pakistan’s Consul General in Houston Ayesha Farooqui regularly visits Siddiqui to inquire on her wellbeing, as well as, to convey any of her messages to family,” the FO statement read.
‘Help me, I’m innocent’: Aafia Siddiqui’s plea to PM Imran
Qureshi is also set to meet Siddiqui’s sister in Islamabad soon.Dr.Aafia Siddiqui, Pakistani scientist jailed in the US, has written a letter to PM Imran Khan asking for help while pleading her innocence, South Punjab News reported on Tuesday.
According to foreign office sources, Aafia handed the letter to Pakistan’s Consul General in Houston Aisha Farooqui who visited her on October 9. This letter was disclosed after one month with the approval of concerned authorities.
“I want to get out of prison, my imprisonment in the US is illegal as I was kidnapped and taken to the US, Imran Khan had supported me in the past also. I have always considered him as one of my biggest heroes and wish to see him as the Khalifa of all Muslims. He should be careful of the munafiq around him," Aafia wrote.
She also said that the premier’s past mistakes should be overlooked by his critics, "All those who criticise Imran Khan for his past mistakes should stop doing that because under Islamic law he is innocent. Even the Sahaba with the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had made mistakes in their lives and when they embraced Islam their past mistakes were forgiven and they became innocent. It is the same with Imran Khan. He had once stated himself that he came to learn about Islam much later in his life. If anyone has doubts on this, I can debate about this.”
As revealed by diplomatic sources, the foreign minister will meet Aafia Siddiqui’s sister Dr Fouzia Siddiqui on her request next week.
Meanwhile, a confidential report, submitted in June by Pakistan’s consul general in Houston to the Supreme Court, stated Aafia is undergoing immense physical and sexual torment during her imprisonment.
The neuroscientist has been in prison since 2010 on charges of attempted murder and assault on a US military personnel.
She was sentenced to 86 years in prison at the Federal Medical Centre, Carswell, Fort Worth in Texas.
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