Times of Islamabad

Aafia Siddiqui release: What did US tell Pakistan?

Aafia Siddiqui release: What did US tell Pakistan?

ISLAMABAD – Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal informedduring a weekly press brief regrading Dr Aafia Siddiqui.

On Thursday, the FO asserted, since a decision has not been taken regardingher release by the United States yet, “we cannot say when she will befreed.”

United States had promised to look into request of the incumbent governmentabout Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani scientist jailed in the US.

As per the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Government of Pakistan has beenraising the issue of Dr Aafia Siddiqui with US authorities regularly.