The Prime Minister has written a letter to the US President to pardon Dr. Aafia

Islamabad (EWN) In the case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui's release from the American prison and her return home, the government of Pakistan has written a letter to the American President to pardon the sentence. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said in a letter to US President Joe Biden that Dr. Aafia Siddiqui has been sentenced to 86 years in prison by the US District Court. As the Prime Minister, it is my responsibility to intervene in this matter. Use your authority to pardon Aafia Siddiqui and order her release on humanitarian grounds. I met you in America and in my hometown Lahore. I recall your role in the passage by Congress fifteen years ago, I would like to draw your attention to an important matter which should be treated sympathetically. Dr. Aafia Siddiqui has been incarcerated at FMC Carsville since September 2010. The US District Court has sentenced her to 86 years in prison. 52-year-old Aafia Siddiqui has served almost sixteen years in an American prison. 

During these years, Pakistani officials Aafia Siddiqui has had consular meetings with All the interviewees expressed serious concerns about Aafia Siddiqui's treatment facilities, the effects of the treatment on Aafia Siddiqui's weak mental and physical health, and the fear that Aafia Siddiqui might lose her life was also expressed. Take it, Aafia Siddiqui's family and millions of Pakistanis are waiting for your mercy with me. On Friday, Islamabad High Court Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan requested her sister Dr. Fauzia Siddiqui to release Dr. Aafia Siddiqui from the American jail. During the hearing, the federal government informed the Islamabad High Court through Additional Attorney General Manoor Iqbal Dogal that the government has written a letter to the US President for the pardon and release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui. The court adjourned further hearing of the case till next week.