Justice for Dr Aafia

US authorities have allowed Pakistani diplomats to meet the Pakistani scientist in US custody, Dr Aafia Siddiqui. When the diplomats visited Dr Aafia, she requested for a copy of the Quran, religiously appropriate food and assurances of a free trial. The Pakistan Foreign Office is trying to bring her to Pakistan so that she could have a fair trial in accordance with the international law. It is a test of Pakistani government that how far is it successful in providing justice to Dr Aafia. -AFIFA ALTAF, Lahore, August 12.

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