Release Dr. Aafia Siddiqui
Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, disappeared 5 years ago along with her three children, has now been officially arrested by Americans. She has been taken to United States and will be prosecuted in US court on charges of attacking US Army Officials.
While we mourn for another daughter of Pakistan sold to Americans, we should also raise awareness about her inhuman captivity and demand her immediate release.
We can write letters to editors of local newspapers, send email to columnists and spread the word through your social networks. There are some important things to remember when writing these letters:
- Always be polite.
- Information should be factual and to the point.
- Quote appropriate sources (e.g. Amnesty International, BBC, Asian Human Rights Commission, Oxfam ect.)
- Do not discuss ideology.
- Give a little background
- Mention why you are concerned and why this issue affects everyone.
Last but not least, pray for her safety and good health.
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May 14th, 2012 at 11:08 am
I always think that why our leaders under the foot of America and are scaring so much on every issue whether that is of terrorsim or our local one. Our leaders do not care for nation rather than they care for Kursi I do not understand why? This time recently after attack on Sala la check post on the proximity of Pak-Afghanistan border leavinf our 24 army men martyrd on board, Pakistani government filed protest and stopped Nato supply from Pakistan Jurisdiction. it is really good omen to stop their supply. After stopping Nato supply Us is exerting pressure on Pakistan government to open broder for Nato supply? I think this full ripen time to realize sovereignity of Pakistan and teach lesson to US that in future other attack on pakistan land will acrimonous to both nations. This is full time to get released Ms Dr.Afia Siddiqui who from 2003 is serving American jail due to alleged allegations of killing American soldiers in Afghanistan.
February 29th, 2012 at 1:48 am
I really don’t understand the Pakistani government, how low can they fall, they abducted a pakistani women and they dont do anything to get her back. When that man from america came and shop two innocent people they just gave him back after a while. why couldn’t they do anything like that to get her BACK like the americans did for David. That shows that how pakistan just likes americas ASS.
February 23rd, 2012 at 6:38 pm
I feel for her kids and her, and I ask Allah to protect her and free her, Allah knows best,
Everything happens for a reason, and i hope that this will take Islam to the next level InshAllah.
February 1st, 2012 at 10:40 am
Chowrangi is a site of standard and high class blogs. So while subscribing comments we should be realistic. This is not a facebook or twitter pages where anything so foolish is rampant. Norms of the justice can not be interfered by Executive or American Army for that matter, specially in the cases where terrorism matters are in question. Their President and governers have the power to pardon any conviction but they will never exercise that power in cases of terrorism. There was one legal remedy for her i.e. to file file an appeal in the Appellate Court which right perhaps Afia did not do (her signature was necessary for the Appeal application) and perhaps it is now time barred.
We lost the golden chance we Raymond Davis was in our custody. Instead of being hell bent to execute him for murder of two innocent people the whole media and we as a whole did not stress upon the government for exchange like prisoners of wars. We did not do that.
There is only one option left. We can attack US if we had 3000 nukes, 12000 ICBM, 2000 fighter/bombers, 30 aircraft carriers and at least 20 nuclear submarines.
January 31st, 2012 at 3:11 am
I THINK PAKISTAN POLITICS MUST THINK ABOUT AFIA SIDDIQUI, TO RELEASE FROM AMERICA.
December 3rd, 2011 at 3:19 pm
No one mentions aftermath of her attempted shooting of her guards. The guards shot back and 2 bullets penetrated her intestines as she fell to the ground. Prompt medical care saved her and she was brought back to face. 2nd point was where were her 3 young children, who were US citizen by birth while she was in Afghanistan. You think US sent in nurses to look after these infants or was it Aafia who looked after her children as she tried to make contacts with other terrorists.
December 2nd, 2011 at 8:51 pm
Dr. afia needs to be released it has been confirmed that she is innocent the us has charged her with many lies not just for shooting an FBI agent which is untrue but for helping al-Qaeda. she is accused of helping terrorists make a base and is said to help them medically.it is said(although not confirm that ) that she was taken from Afghanistan where she was taken to help terrorists. but evidence has confirmed that she is innocent and it is our duty and her right for us to help her gain freedom and save a pakistani from being slaughtered and treated like an animal by americans
November 19th, 2011 at 11:23 am
Dr. Afia has already been sentenced for like life imprisonment, but on a frivalous charge. The prosecution put forth the case that Dr. Afia was behind the curtain in a room where American Intellligence men were having a meeting. The lean weak Afia suddenly came out, snatched the rifle from the guard and fired two shots on an FBI man from point blank range (both shots missed the target???). From the very outset this story looks a pack of lies. However, the biased panel of juries gave the verdict of “guilty” and the judged pronounced the sentence. Now what is the whole melodrama. American justice could not have punished Afia because of her liking and links with persons that were directly or indirectly Islamic terrorists in CIA books. (One Majid Khan used the mail box of Dr. Afia to contact Alqaeda groups for terrorist activities. Dr. Afia’s averment was that Majid Khan was only her friend and that she did not know what Majid Khan was doing). In all fairness, American judiciary is divided into two sets of rule. For their own people they have American Constitution and statutes thereunder, but for people like Dr. Afia, they have another set of rules. OJ Simpson was acquitted in double murder case because judiciary apprehended racial riots if OJ was executed. Politics play a role in judiciary big time.
October 11th, 2011 at 12:10 pm
There is incomplete information about Dr Aafia to the general public. in one of the interviews General Musharraf blamed her that she was a US citizen. if the information is true than they have the right to prosecute her but if she is a Pakistani citizen than our stance should be entirely different. i an really sympathetic with Dr Aafia particularly about her childrens disappearance. Americans are more concerned about their national interest and their past reveals that they are least concerned about human rights and more concerned about the persecution of the innocent people. Out of the total world defence budgets US is spendind 45% which is almost half of the total world’s defence budget which means that os an OFFENCE BUDGET.
October 6th, 2011 at 12:05 pm
The truth is this woman got what she deserved, besides in Pakistan its self these treeorists cause so much misery and blood shed so if some one caught her then a purpose was fillfulled. Besides The base of the case is week as it is not confirmed from where she was picked up was it in Afghanistan or from the Gulshan-e-Iqbal Roundabout? That way if one place is not confirmed the base of the case is week. Also the thing is that the next question which arises is if she was in Afghanistan what was she doing there & Why Afghanistan of all places? Which means that something was filthy wrong from her part.
Her sister has also published an advertisement which callls for a handsome payment to be made on an urgent basis of 15 million $ for her bail on an urgent basis. It also calls for people to give their Zakat and other charitible payments to this cause. But the thing is isnt she not making money out of it? Also in our own country arent millions of flood victims sufffering in miserible conditions in camps and are vulnerible to all manner of other misfortune like disease etc . Arent they not more deserving for Zakaat?