Islamabad:
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Friday with Dr. Fouzia Siddiqui, sister of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, and assured that the Government would continue to provide all possible legal and diplomatic support in the issue of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui.
The meeting occurred when the Superior Court of Islamabad (IHC) issued prime minister and other members of the Federal Cabinet last week for not presenting an answer in the case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui.
Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, neuroscientific and educator, was sentenced by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for positions of attempted murder of US personnel in Afghanistan and has been fulfilling its sentence at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Carswell in the United States since 2010.
On July 12, the IHC expressed dissatisfaction with the failure of the federal government to present a report in the case on the liberation, health and repatriation of Aafia, with Judge Sardar Ejaz Ishaq that threatens to “convene the entire cabinet” if the report is not presented.
Judge Ishaq said in his court order that he had warned the additional attorney general while approved his previous ruling that an additional inaction by the government would lead to the issuance of a contempt notice.
“The Government presented an appeal before the Supreme Court against my previous decision allowing amendments to the request for continuation of this case,” said the order. “For any reason, the government’s case had not been assumed by the Supreme Court.”
The prime minister during the meeting said that the Government is not negligent regarding the case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui.
The Government has previously provided diplomatic and legal assistance in the case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, said a press release issued by the Prime Minister’s office.
In addition, the prime minister not only wrote a letter to the then president of the United States, Joe Biden, but also formed a committee headed by the Federal Minister of Law and Justice, Azam Nazeer Tarar, to guarantee greater progress in the matter.
The Committee will remain in contact with Dr. Fouzia Siddiqui and will work to provide the necessary support in this regard, the statement added.
PPA
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over Friday a high -level review meeting to evaluate progress in the appointment of technical experts in federal ministries and departments, and to discuss measures to improve foreign investment.
