Pakistani Delegation Urges Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s Release
A delegation, which included Senator Bushra Anjum, Senator Talha Mehmood, and psychiatrist Dr Iqbal Afridi held an almost three-hour-long meeting with Dr Aafia in jail on the instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Dr Aafia informed the delegation of the difficulties she was facing and expressed hope of getting justice, a member of the visiting team said.
The delegation’s visit is part of Pakistan’s efforts to secure the release of Dr Aafia, which has time and again urged the US authorities to consider and revisit her case.
The Pakistani delegation also met Congressmen and State Department officials to plead Aafia Siddiqui’s case to convince the authorities to release her on humanitarian grounds.
The delegation has also appealed to President Biden to release her before the end of his Presidential term on January 20, 2025.
Siddiqui was awarded an 86-year sentence in 2010 on charges of attempted murder and assault of US personnel in Afghanistan jail. She is serving a jail term in a high-security prison in, Fort Worth, Texas.
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