TEXAS/ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Foreign Office has contacted the UnitedStates Department of State over alleged mistreatment of Dr Aafia Siddiqui,a Pakistani scientist imprisoned in a Texas prison.
The State Department, through its spokesperson, confirmed that Pakistaniofficials had reached out over alleged mistreatment of Dr Aafia, whois imprisoned at Texas’ Federal Medical Center, Carswell.
Rejecting the allegations, the spokesperson said treatment meted out toconvicted criminals in the US is in line with the international laws.
The conduct of US officials and prison-keepers with the prisoners iscompletely in accordance with the Constitution as well as the laws of theUnited States, the spokesperson said.
Prior to this, a State Department spokesperson said the matter of allegedmistreatment of Dr Aafia had been taken up with the relevant officials.
On June 7, 2018, the Supreme Court of Pakistan summoned a report from thePakistan Embassy in Washington on Dr Aafia, after a three-member bench -led by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar – heard a petition filed by theimprisoned scientist’s sister, Dr Fouzia.