Pakistani Diplomats met Dr. Aafia Siddiqui
Pakistan’s acting Consul General in United States, Saqib Rauf, and Faqir Saeed, a counsellor at the embassy in Washington met Dr. Aafia Siddiqui on Saturday.
The Pakistan embassy officials and Ms Siddiqi’s defence attorney, Gideon Oliver, stayed with her for over two hours, inquiring after her and assuring her of all help. She is being held at the Brooklyn detention centre since last Monday.
Mr Rauf told Dawn he was amazed to see how articulate and clearheaded she was under the circumstances. “She inquired after the health of her mother and the political conditions in Pakistan”, he added.
Mr Rauf said that on the advice of her defence attorney, she could not give details about the whereabouts of her children nor describe her travails while in US custody in Afghanistan.
“But she said that she was surprised at the charges against her and denied them and expected to be exonerated when she has her day in court”.
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August 11th, 2008 14:08 GMT
Its a SHAME TO see that Americans who keep on boasting themselves about eliminationg terrorism have used such lame tools for jailing and abusing a mother of three!!! where r the human rights now?? isnt she supposed to b taken care of???
just because she was caring as per her profession medical aid!!! CRAP CRAP and UTTER SHAME FOR THE AMERICANS who couldnot catch the rite person and held a weak mother of three kids in captivity!!
For the sake of the God u believe in Mother Mary..she was also a woman ..make ur judgement right else judgement for the wrong comes always uninvited and unexpected!!