Pakistan PM urges President Biden to release Dr. Aafia Siddiqui from US prison

Pakistan PM urges President Biden to release Dr. Aafia Siddiqui from US prison

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Fri, 2024-10-18 14:45

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wrote a letter to United States President Joe Biden earlier this month, according to a court hearing on Friday, seeking the release of a Pakistani national, Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, who is serving an 86-year prison sentence in the US on terrorism charges.
The information about the letter emerged after a state lawyer submitted the document, written last Sunday, during an Islamabad High Court hearing that had recently sought a detailed report on the extradition efforts made by Pakistani authorities.

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