SHC adjourns hearing of petition of release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui.

KARACHI -- A Sindh High Court (SHC) division bench on Wednesday resumed hearing on constitutional petition CP-2144/2020 of Aafia Movement Pakistan leader and the noted neurophysician of the country Dr. Fowzia Siddiqui about urgent release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui and adjourned the hearing till date in office.

Dr. Fowzia Siddiqui along with her lawyer Advocate Irfan Aziz was present in the court and she prayed to order the federal government and foreign office to take urgent steps for early release of Aafia Siddiqui as coronavirus has spread in the US jails and the life of Aafia Siddiqui was in danger.

Later, talking to media, Advocate Irfan Aziz said they have already submitted a copy of commutation petition of Dr. Aafia duly singed by in the court. He said the plea of the government lawyer that Aafia does not want to talk on this matter holds no water, as the commutation petition has already been signed by Dr. Aafia herself.

However, talking to media outside the court premises, Dr. Fowzia Siddiqui regretted that the federal government is not discharging its constitutional responsibly to save lives of Pakistani citizens. She said the life of Aafia is in grave danger and coronavirus has badly spread in the US prisons and as per a report one in every three prisoners is suffering from the coronavirus.

She said one more hearing was held and the case was adjourned. She said our court is not ready to order the federal government on Aafia...