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Pak. Gov. Affirms Dr. Aafia's Innocence
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Associated Press of Pakistan - Govt making strong efforts for release of Dr Aafia: PM
ISLAMABAD, Aug 8 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday assured Dr Fauzia Siddiqui that his government would make every possible effort for the release of her sister Dr Aafia Siddiqui, detained in the United States. The Prime Minister said the government had already approved US $ two million to hire a three-member panel of lawyers for Dr Aafia Siddiqui in consultation and consent of her elder brother Muhammad Ali Siddiqui. Gilani expressed the hope that Dr Afia Siddiqui and her family members would fully cooperate with the team of new lawyers to prepare a strong case in her defence.
Orginal coverage of this story here.
RELATED: Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit during a meeting with journalists at the Karachi Press Club on Wednesday. "Regarding Aafia Siddiqui he said the government believes she is innocent, adding that the government will support her legal expenses..."
For full article click here. (Quote near end of article )
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KARACHI EVENT
Theme: "Dr. Aafia's Release - Obligations on Rulers & Public"
When: August 12, 2009 at 6:30PM
Location: Faran Club, Karachi, Pakistan
Guest Speakers:
- Prof. N.D. Khan (PPP)
- Husain Mehanti (Amir, JI)
- Salim Zia (PML-N)
- Naeem Qureshi Adv. (KBA)
- Dr. Aamir Liaquat Husain
- Dr. Fozia Siddiqui
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MICHIGAN EVENT
When: August 14, 2009 at 7:30PM
Location: Islamic Association of greater Detroit
879 West Auburn Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48307
Guest Speaker:
- Yvonne Ridley, Noted British Journalist
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From the Archives: Gitmo Detainees Say  They Were Sold - May 31, 2005 by the Associated Press
They fed them well. The Pakistani tribesmen slaughtered a sheep in honor of their guests, Arabs and Chinese Muslims famished from fleeing U.S. bombing in the Afghan mountains. But their hosts had ulterior motives: to sell them to the Americans, said the men who are now prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.
Bounties ranged from $3,000 to $25,000, the detainees testified during military tribunals, according to transcripts the U.S. government gave The Associated Press to comply with a Freedom of Information lawsuit.
Read the full article here.
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