The High Court of Islamabad (IHC) was informed on Friday that former American president Joe Biden rejected the request for grace of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui.
The IHC bench, led by judge Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan, heard the request concerning the Liberation and the return of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui to Pakistan.
During the procedure, the petitioner’s lawyer, Imran Shafiq, revealed that the United States had also rejected a draft prisoner exchange agreement with Pakistan.
The Court was also informed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had submitted a report answering the questions of the court, including information on visits abroad of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
However, it was noted that the Pakistan ambassador to the United States had not attended meetings concerning the case of Dr. Aafia.
Expressing his concern about the lack of progress, judge Sardar Ejaz said: “The United States shows us our value. The judge also criticized the American administration, establishing a comparison between the grace granted by Biden to the sentence of his son and the refusal of grace of Dr. Aafia. , Pakistani citizen.
The IHC has adjourned the two -week hearing, and new deliberations are expected.
How did Dr Aafia Siddiqui end up in Texas?
The Dr. Aafia Siddiqui affair started in 2003 after the capture of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), the brain of Al-Qaeda on September 11. Siddiqui, who would have been married to the nephew of KSM, disappeared with his children in Karachi, later winning the title of “Lady of Al-Qaeda” because of her alleged ties with Al-Qaeda.
In 2008, she was arrested in Afghanistan, suspected of transporting sodium cyanide and projecting attacks on American targets. During his interrogation, Siddiqui would have seized the rifle of an American soldier and tried to shoot American agents. She was injured during this operation and later showed signs of serious ill -treatment.
Siddiqui’s son was released in Afghanistan, while his two other children are unknown. In 2010, she was found guilty of attempted murder in the United States and sentenced to 86 years in prison, although she was never charged with direct ties with terrorism.
