Jirga demands release of Aafia Siddiqui

Hyderabad National Jirga demanded release and repatriation of Aafia Siddiqui. The Jirga was held at Hyderabad Press Club (HPC) on Friday where a large number people from different of walk of life participated. On the occasion, former Chief Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed said that the government should take the efforts to release and repatriation of Dr Aafia Siddiqui. Besides, it is utmost important for Muslims to fulfil their promises and commitments regarding the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, he said.
The issue of Aafia is being raised at Pakistan and international level through processions, rallies, Jirgas, seminars, conferences and media activities, he said.
There is a need to take the efforts on international level, he said adding not only Raymond Davis but even hundreds of Pakistan wanted persons have already handed over to Americans and it is the turn of America to at least release innocent Aafia, so that she could meet their children and mother. Niab Amir Jamiat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan and President of Milli Yakjahiti Council Sindh, Asadullah Bhutto said that 18 crore Pakistani wanted to see their sister Aafia amongst them. He said that US in case of Aafia did not fulfil the needs of Justice and due to its cruel excesses have become a criminal in the eyes of peace loving people of the World.
He appealed to media to highlight the violations of the basic human rights of Aafia and her children and expose their tormenters on global level. President Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP) Dr Sahibzada Abul Khair Muhammad Zubair said that the arrest of Aafia without any evidence and her conviction also without any evidence was the biggest terrorism of the lone super power. He said that freedom of Aafia was our individual and collective responsibility.
Chairman Human Rights Council, Ramesh Gupta said that there was hardly any example of the atrocities that were meted out to Dr Aafia Siddiqui. Her trial was one-way affair and totally biased and it was miscarriage of the justice, he said. Leader of Aafia Movement, Dr Fozia Siddiqui said that she was thankful to whole nation for its united demand for release of Pakistani daughter Aafia Siddiqui. After the approval of the Karachi Declaration in National Jirga held at Karachi last month, now this Hyderabad National Jirga also demanded the release of and repatriation of Aafia, she said. Ex-Central Vice Chairman, Akash Mallah, President Pasban-e-Pakistan Altaf Shakoor and others also spoke on the occasion.