WASHINGTON - Pakistans Ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani assured Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist now in US custody, of govts full support for her early repatriation to homeland when he met her at a medical facility in Texas on Tuesday. We remain engaged in protecting Aafia Siddiquis rights as a Pakistani citizen at both the diplomatic and legal levels, he said when contacted by The Nation after his hour-long meeting. Ambassador Haqqani thus became the highest-ranking official to be allowed to visit her. Previously, officials of the Pakistan Embassy and Consulate General in New York have been permitted to see her. Ms Siddiqui was calm and said she was now in good physical health. She shared with me her opinions on a wide range of subjects, including her possible trial and defence, the Pakistan envoy said. Dr Siddiqui (37) has been under detention on charges of an alleged attempt to shoot American personnel in Afghanistan. She was brought to New York in August last year by the US agents from Afghanistan and is currently being treated at a government psychiatric hospital in Texas. During the meeting lasting for an hour, the ambassador also arranged a telephonic conversation between Ms Siddiqui and her mother. This was Ms Siddiquis first telephonic contact with her mother in six years. Aafia Siddique thanked the ambassador for the humanitarian gesture and appreciated efforts the Pakistani diplomats are making for her release and return to the country. Ambassador Haqqani informed her that the Pakistani embassy in Washington - under the instructions of President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani - is making diplomatic and legal efforts to secure her earliest release and repatriation. Haqqani assured her that the embassy would make sure that her legal rights are protected. While in Texas, Ambassador Haqqani also met with representatives of the Pakistan Society of Northern Texas. He urged the Pakistani Americans to contribute generously to the Prime Minister Relief Fund for internally displaced persons who are the victims of terrorism and need international help. He informed the society that the government was carrying out an enormous relief effort for the refugees of Malakand Division, who foiled the Taliban ploy to use masses as a human shield in the face of vital military offensive. He appealed to the community to mobilise the resources to help their brethren back home in their hour of need.