KARACHI: Dr Fouzia Siddiqui, the sister of Pakistani scientist Dr Aafia has said feared that the United State and it security agencies might kill her sister, who had been detained by them for last five years in US, adding earlier Saood Memon was also brutally killed by the US agencies before his production in the court.
Addressing a press conference at Karachi Press Club (KPC) here on Tuesday, she said that her sister was produced before the court, escorted by the US soldiers and agency persons, adding her condition showed she was not being provided with medical treatment.
Dr Fouzia Siddiqui said that she learnt from some television reports that the kidneys of her sister were not working, but the US government did not carry out any medical checkup of her sister. She said that Dr Aafia appeared before the court in a wheelchair and she could not even stand due to her festering wounds. She said that her brother was allowed to meet Dr Aafia in the court and he told that she was near to death. She said the inhuman torture of Dr Aafia was a slap on face of the US civilization, adding even her two children who had US nationality were deprived of basic human rights.
Dr Fouzia Siddiqui said that the only mistake of Dr Aafia was that she wore head scarf and offered five-time prayers and the US did not like it.
She charged the Pakistani security agencies were fully involved in the handing over of Dr Aafia to the Americans. She said without the active help of Pakistani agencies it was not possible for shifting of her sister outside from Pakistani territories. She said if Dr Afia id involved in any criminal activity her trial should be held in Pakistan.—Agencies