A few days back the Asian Human Rights Commission issued an urgent press release about a Pakistani, Dr. Afia Siddiqui, who has been missing from Pakistan for over four years, since 2003. Her kidnapping has since then been denied by both American and Pakistani governments but actually she has been suspected of being an operative of Al-Qaeda and has been on FBI’s wanted list. There is reason to believe that she is also one of the missing persons who had been ‘handed over’ to the Americans courtesy of Pervaiz Musharraf. Let us not forget that the missing persons case was a turning point in the history of Pakistan where Pervaiz Musharraf had a severe falling out with the then CJP Iftikhar Chaudhry who was investigating this case and probably stepped on a few toes definitely ended up rumbling a few skeleton locked within Musharraf’s treasure chest of hidden secrets
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Dr. Afia Siddiqui left her mother’s house in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, Sindh province, along with her three children, in a Metro-cab on March 30, 2003 to catch a flight for Rawalpindi, Punjab province, but never reached the airport. The press reports claimed that Dr. Afia had been picked-up by Pakistani intelligence agencies while on her way to the airport and initial reports suggested that she was handed over to the American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). At the time of her arrest she was 30 years and the mother of three sons the oldest of which was four and the youngest only one month.
A few days later an American news channel, NBC, reported that Afia had been arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of facilitating money transfers for terror networks of Osama Bin Laden. The mother of the victim, Mrs. Ismat (who has since passed away) termed the NBC report absurd. She went on to say that Dr. Afia is a neurological scientist and has been living with her husband, Amjad, in the USA for several years.
On April 1, 2003, a small news item was published in an Urdu daily with reference to a press conference of the then Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat. When questioned with regard to Dr. Afia’s arrest he denied that she had been arrested. This was followed by another Urdu daily article on April 2 regarding another press conference in which the same minister said Dr. Afia was connected to Al Qaeda and that she had not been arrested as she was absconding. He added: “You will be astonished to know about the activities of Dr. Afia” A Monthly English magazine of Karachi in a special coverage on Dr. Afia reported that one week after her disappearance, a plain clothed intelligence went to her mother’s house and warned her, “We know that you are connected to higher-ups but do not make an issue out of your daughter’s disappearance.” According to the report the mother was threatened her with ‘dire consequences’ if she made a fuss.
Whilst Dr. Afia’s whereabouts remain unknown, there are reports of a woman called ‘Prisoner 650’ is being detained in Afghanistan’s Bagram prison and that she has been tortured to the point where she has lost her mind. Britain’s Lord Nazeer Ahmed, (of the House of Lords), asked questions in the House about the condition of Prisoner 650 who, according to him is physically tortured and continuously raped by the officers at prison. Lord Nazeer has also submitted that Prisoner 650 has no separate toilet facilities and has to attend to her bathing and movements in full view of the other prisoners.
Also, on July 6, 2008 a British journalist, Yvonne Ridley, called for help for a Pakistani woman she believes has been held in isolation by the Americans in their Bagram detention centre in Afghanistan, for over four years. “I call her the ‘grey lady’ because she is almost a ghost, a spectre whose cries and screams continues to haunt those who heard her,” Ms Ridley said at a press conference.
Ms Ridley, who went to Pakistan to appeal for help, said the case came to her attention when she read the book, The Enemy Combatant, by a former Guantanamo detainee, Moazzam Begg. After being seized in February 2002 in Islamabad, Mr Begg was held in detention centres in Kandahar and Bagram for about a year before he was transferred to Guantanamo Bay. He recounted his experiences in the book after his release in 2005. Mr. Imran Khan, leader of Justice Party (T.I) suspects that prisoner 650 is the Dr. Afia Siddiqui and USA and Pakistani authorities are hiding facts of ‘Prisoner 650’.
To date, neither the American nor the Pakistani government have come out about the arrest and detention of Dr. Afia in either Bagram or Guantanamo Bay where suspected terrorists are held. On December 30, 2003 Dr. Fawzia Siddiqui, Dr. Afia’s elder sister met with Mr Faisal Saleh Hayat at Islamabad with Mr Ejazul Haq, MNA, regarding the whereabouts of Dr. Afiai. Mr Faisal told Dr. Fawzia and Mr Ejazul Haq that according to his information Dr. Afia Siddiqui had already been released and that she (Dr. Fawzia) should go home and wait for a phone call from her sister.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Dr. Afia Siddiqui, who studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US, for about 10 years and did her PhD in genetics, returned to Pakistan in 2002. Having failed to get a suitable job, she again visited the US on a valid visa in February 2003 to search for a job and to submit an application to the US immigration authorities. She moved there freely and came back to Karachi by the end of February 2003 after renting a post office box in her name in Maryland for the receipt of her mail. It has been claimed by the FBI (Newsweek International, June 23, 2003, issue) that the box was hired for one Mr Majid Khan, an alleged member of Al Qaeda residing in Baltimore.
Throughout March 2003 flashes of the particulars of Dr. Afia were telecast with her photo on American TV channels and radios painting her as a dangerous Al Qaeda person needed by the FBI for interrogation. On learning of the FBI campaign against her she went underground in Karachi and remained so till her kidnapping. The June 23, 2003, issue of Newsweek International was exclusively devoted to Al Qaeda. The core of the issue was an article “Al Qaeda’s Network in America”. The article has three photographs of so-called Al Qaeda members – Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, Dr. Afia Siddiqui and Ali S. Al Marri of Qatar who has studied in the US like Dr. Siddiqui and had long since returned to his homeland. In this article, which has been authored by eight journalists who had access to FBI records, the only charge leveled against Dr. Afia is that “she rented a post-office box to help a former resident of Baltimore named Majid Khan (alleged Al Qaeda suspect) to help establish his US identity.
NewsLine while doing a story in 2003 – Mysterious Cover-up Mazhar Abbass reports that
Surprisingly there has been no official report registered with the police about Afia’s disappearance which explains why Afia’s mother wanted to avoid going public. The police, meanwhile, is doing nothing to trace Afia. “We have no knowledge about this case nor has anyone contacted me,” said Sindh police chief, Syed Kamal Shah. Ismat Siddiqui, however, claims that she has spoken to high police officials, including Shah, about her daughter’s disappearance. A week after the incident, Mrs. Siddiqui alleges that an intelligence agency official came to her house and warned her not to make an issue out of her daughter’s disappearance and threatened her with dire consequences.
Daily Times gives a detailed account of her mysterious disappearance in 2004 – The strange story of Aafia Siddiqui
Months later, the FBI would make its most devastating claim against Siddiqui. It was still dark on the morning of March 1, 2003, when Pakistani authorities arrested Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a known September 11 mastermind, at a Karachi safe house. The arrest made news around the world. It also presaged the extraordinary vanishing act of AafiaSiddiqui and her three small children.” It seems Khalid Sheikh Mohammed gave up Aafia’s name as being a major Al Qaeda operative.” However, one of her defenders saysSiddiqui ’s identity was likely stolen. “Aafia was, I think, probably a pretty naive and trusting person and my guess is it would be pretty easy for somebody who wanted to steal an identity to just steal it.” About a month after his capture in the spring of 2003, she disappeared.
The question is where is Afia and why are police and intelligence agencies silent? Is she in the custody of the FBI or the ISI? Another possibility is that Afia might have been kidnapped by her ex-husband, who may have links with Al-Qaeda. Whatever the case, there seems to be a deliberate attempt to hush up the mysterious circumstances behind Afia Siddiqui’s disappearance
Other links: Adnan Siddiqui – These coward and fascist liberals | PkPolitics – Appeal for the Release of Dr. Afia Siddiqui & Her 3 Children
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584 responses to “Missing Pakistani – Dr. Afia Siddiqui – Prisoner 650”
where all thoes soldiers gone when our sister treat like that .sorry Dr.Afia your brother i did nothing but promise to you my life is not end till when thoes American kill by my hands . Musharrf i some one did this to Aira Musharrf .Allah inshallah help her
Is humanity really dead or the people have no hearts to feel the pain of the innocents.
We all appeal on the basis of every religion and humanity to bring Afia Siddiqui’s case to justice.
We appeal to the Government of Pakistan to have her released from the prision of U.S.A
She is completely innocent and victimized. There is absolutely no proof that she is related to any terrorist organization. SHE IS INNOCENT RESPECTUL PUBLIC PERSON.
firstly, there is no evidence that she raised AK4 gun on the soldiers, there is no evidence that she has transferred any funds to any organization.
She is innocent and a mother of 4 kids, who belongs to a very noble family.
PLEASE RELEASE HER AND FEAR FROM THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT WHEN YOU WILL BE CALLED AND THROWN TO THE HELL.
WE ALL PRAY THAT ALLAH MAY BLESS HER, KEEP HER SAFE AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THOSE WHO KEPT HER PRISION.
MAY ALLAH RELEASE HER VERY SOON, AMEN
May Allah Help Dr. Afia in this difficult situation. Muslims are divided in all parts of the world due to which we are weak and helpless. Muslims should be re-united so that we can save our coming generations from such king of incidents. This is only possible if we study and implement the Life of Muhammad (peace be upon him). The application of Islam is missing in Muslims. Every Muslim is responsible for the current miserable condition. May Allah help the whole Umma to get United soon. Aameen
Pakistani Polititians, Army, Police, Intelligence and Jusdges… All are PIGS…. They cant say NO to Goras.. even if they ask to sleep with their daughter…
I am glad that current government is at-fleast trying to do something about it. This is all because of President Musharraf who is the most coward man the history has produced. I personally lived in USA for almost five years and felt that these guys are really good when you are in their country but their policies totally gets changed when they are dealing with international community. They arrested / kidnapped her when she was in Pakistan. Why they didn’t arrest her when she was in USA ? I think because they would have to answer many people within USA but in Pakistan Mr. Musharraf simply took som $$$$$ and kidnapped her. I also feel shame on those who even support that kind of guy in Pakistan. I think one way to take the revenge for all those missing people would be to hang musharraf at public place.
ALLAH PLEASE GIVE US COURAGE TO HELP THIS WOMAN AND HER KIDS.ALLAH PLEASE HELP HER
khuda ki kasam dil khoon kay ansoo roo raha hia sirf mera har zishaoor muslim kaa magahr hamary sath yeh zaroor hoona tha joo qoom main geerate mar jati hia khuda bhi us ki help nahin formartay joo qoom ab bhi natioanl thinking develop nahin kar saki us say app kia umeed kar sakhtay leaders hum main say hum. khuda kay lia we have to change our thinking our perorities , zaat paat bardari, whats noonsence is this
try to develop good thinking.todays peer system faisal salih was at that time inetrior minister and he was the peer of more then lake people. young generation for god sake pay attention to ur duties beside sex and joks. we have heavy responsibilties as young muslim. if we will remin sleep it will certainly happen will our sisters.
how much of us gave vote keeping in mind pakistan not own intersts this is thinking point.
…….Allah help those who help themselves
yeh aik Afia hia agar in leaders pay rahy too yeh qauntity increase hoo gee decrease
think again what responcblities we bear as muslim youngones
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Just wana say: Thanks to Selfish, greedy Musharraf. May your daughters face the same situation InshaAllah.
and no one will be there to help them
The world suffers a lot,
Not because of VIOLENCE of bad people,
But
Because of SILENCE of the good people….!!!
we ashmamed on ourself that we are just watching.
we should leave our homes for release of Miss Afia,
if Miss Afia is not safe in her home then our Mothers & Sisters also not safe.
we are only thinking that Miss Afia is Pakistani, we must think that she our sister.
This is not our home (Pakistan) on which Qaid fight.
This is chandu khana on where our leaders come and make money and money.
shame on bilal musharraf, shame on mush, hukamran mulla omer jaise hote hain jo 30,000 mujahidain ki hifazat k liye kuffar ki 71,00,000 army se larta hai baghair kiai reward k. musharraf aur us k basterd beta jaise nahihe jo benho ko bechte hain, shame on pakistani govt too aur un sb par bi lanat ho jo ab bi chup hai
I m ashamed to be related to Pakistan. I was so in favor of Musharraf when he became the president. Now if u look at the mess he has made just to stay in power and to get some money and appreciation from states, I feel miserable. US hasn’t played a very positive role as well. That s how they use other countries to stay the Super Power, I think US is just at fault as Pakis. why would they accept anyone Pakistan just hands them over and take out their frustration on them. If u look at the 9/11 incident, its the only thing that has given rise to the whole terrorism issue. USA is always destroying World peace and then claiming to protect it, I bet we ll be another Iraq after they are through with Iran. Our government hasn’t been much of an example, obviously but this time it was not just them. If u curse Musharraf, blv me I m not in favor, u must curse the American Govt. for starting such hideous act of violence. They rnt just blaiming Pakistanis up its the whole Asian Middle east people they are after, they cant do shit to most of middle east for their oil reserves, but getting their hands clean on us. We are a volatile Nation, if we stand united and don’t take their bullshit we might be able to save quite much of disturbance in our country, we are already dealing with a lot. When they lawyer issue was raised, people were on street raising voices slogans, where are they now? DEAD? Not getting paid for it?
ya ALLAH help my sis AFIA, she is in trouble. ALLAH will take revenge. present pakistani govt should also do something to save her and her innocent kids
May Allah give her patience to bear this situation, Ameen.
Just put yourself in her shoes for sometime n u’ll realize the level of torture with her. I can’t express my sorrow and pain for her. But yes i can pray to Allah tht same would be happened with all the culprits and they should be the most helpless on the earth. May Allah give her relief from all the pains she suffered.
yaar y dont we Pakistanis should unite and arrest Americans living in our Homeland… nd do evri bad thing to them which they ever thought of… come on it should be our time now… they are not letting Pakistanis and Muslims in their country so y should we allow them to live peacefully in our country…
I have no words to express my grief, how can someone be as cruel as they are, where are her children, what a torture that she’s being raped everyday for the past 4 years, oh my god… take her life instead of killing her everyday.
I pray that God sends someone to help her. We can’t do anything. It’s a state of helplessness..
Oh god please help her.
Release Dr. Afia immediately if the US has really any confern for justice and human rights. Those, who took the law in their hands by abducting a woman with her three kids, are liable to punishment according to law. No nation can sustain without justice and compassion. Pakistan is a failed state, failed in the sense that it cannot even protect her citizen from a forced purchase by a foreign country.
I m Feeling ashamed as a pakistani citizen. We r Muslims? is dis dignity of our country? this is truely end of disregard of human rights. but this is simply fault of our own president. who is delivering sisters n daughters of his own mother land. Bull shit.koi non muslim b apni maa bahen ko nahi bijhta….
This is just another case where US has shown how democratic and human they are. Lets not expect honour and dignity from the people who dont know the meaning of these words. The society which undresses its woman, labels it as beauty show and glorify’s the act can go to any extend. Its a shame on the muslim’s who still prefer U.S as their dream land. before condemning them, lets condemn ourselves. lets show them that we are not dependent on them rather they are dependent on us. I pray to Almighty that he may give us right vision to see clearly what is right and what is wrong. May Allah Help Dr. Afia and all others like her and Allah’s curse be to all the who harmed these innocent muslims. Ameen
We all should feel shame to be the part of the nation who likes to sell their daughters. This is the only one case which got the place to be front page of the newspapers BUT THINK thousands stories like that are awaiting to be telecasted.I am in the deep sorrow to read that how many officers raped her during her custody. THINK we are muslims????? Americans are doing which they want, no human rights for other nations except americans. THINK are we animals???? The Bloody americans army raping thousands women in Iraq and Afghanistan, they do what they want to do. BUT WE HAVE TO THINK. May God send HIS curse for those who are selling thier daughters and for those who are raping them in thier custody and may God make special arrangements for those people in the Hell.AMEEN SUMA AMEEN. pray for Dr.Afia
May Allah bless her and all the muslims!
Our problem is inspite of knowing all the ill stuff,we cant do anything except prayers! May Allah listen our prayers and give strength to Muslims to fight against such forces!
i respect the emotions of Mr. Ajju
SHAMELESS MUSHARRAF AND ALL HIS SHAMLESS FELLOWS/COMPANIONS LIKE CHOUDRY BROS, MUSHAIHD HUSSIN, FAISAL SALEH HAYAT ETC. WILL FEEL REAL TASTE OF PAIN WHEN THEIR DAUGHTERS WILL BE KIDNAPPED LIKE DR. FAUZIA WHEN THIER CHILD AND GRANDSONS WILL BE MISSED LIKE DR. FAUZIA’S CHILDRENS AND WHEN THIER FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BE BURNT AND KILLED LIKE LAL MASJID OPERATION.
BEING A MUSLIM WE KNOW THAT EVERYONE HAS TO PAY FOR HIS DEEDS AND IT IS UNIVERSAL TRUTH THAT “EVERY ACTION HAS A RE-ACTION” SO THESES SHAMELESS PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO PAY THIER CRIMES.
I REQUEST ALL CITIZENS OF PAKISTAN TO NEVER FORGIVE SUCH KIND OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BECOME SEROIUS DISEASES FOR OUR COUNTRY.
PAKISTAN KA EK HI NAARAA
“LUTOO TE PHUTOO”
It is very shameful for me and All Pakistani nation.
I have no word to say………..
May Allah Make a Special Arrangement for her(Dr Afia) AMIN SUMA AMIN
this is a matter of great shame 4 every pakistani out there…..
may Allah help Dr.afia..
I am very shameful to my sister Afia Siddqi. I have no words to console her except that Allah will take her revenge against all those involved in this who sold her to US.
the entire nation should come out to help innocent dr, afia.where are the hrcp nd other organizations. i am ashamed to be a pakistani, a country who dont giv respect to its . pakistani gov should wake up now and shld make arrangments for the innocent lady to cum bck here.as pakistan is the key ally in the war against terrorism .gov shld request to us officials to release dr affia as she is innocent.
i feel very bad listenning about it, just i can tell Allah is there we should DUA for PAKISTAN…
Alas!
This Action of Musharaf prove him “Pharaoh” without any doubt.
As a nation we all are the responsible.We all are guilty in this case.
May Allah bless her.
May Allah forgive us in this case.
Dear Sister Afia we proud of you because you have remined those days when Islam was in early days Our Dearest Holy Profit Mohammad PBUH had faces the same cruality by the non muslim. According to my opinion the dengerous game is being played with our loving country Pakistan. This intrigue is done by Musahraff by creating mis understaing between agancies and masses by doing this illegal acts. As our common enemy India showed her intention to destroy ISI this is a part of the international game to de-estalized Pakistan. But Musaharaff should not go safely from Pakistan without facing the consequence who has done these bed things with our country.
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This woman is an innocent women that the Americans have taken just to take away our intellectual brothers and sisters and spread ignorance amongst us. This is bullshit that she is a terrorist, I mean COME ON PPL shes a regular mother trying to live her life and these bastards are coming up with falsifications, and have her in custody now. Think about it, a mother of three, trying to raise her kids and stuff why the hell would she try to plant bombs and stuff. The bullshit the media feeds us today is preposterous, and what is even more ridiculous is that people are actually being brainwashed by this media! They believe everything they see on t.v. They do not see that This whole war on terror is just a scam to take over the middle east and have world domination. PEOPLE WAKE UP!!!!!
Why does one country segregated from most of the rest of the world by two of the largest oceans spend as much on defense as does the rest of the world combined?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAncuwwUbj0
For God Sake…….help her please……i cant bear this pain…..
May ALLAH… Helps Her/kids ..&
PUNISHED those “RESPONSIBLES” IMMEDIATELY ( AaMEEN )
may allah give her strenght to go thru.nd all others whu r in the same fate. remember they r human like u.
Whatever happened to inocent untill proven guilty? why cant Pakistan government atleast TRY to find out the facts?
Pakistani patriot I think I better call you pakistani treason, you come up again with your rubbish, same nonsense, you are learning from western world? or you’re an FBI agent? if you are not an agent then why you are backing americans so called war on terror.
There is no history book that tell us that Muhammad Bin Qasim’s army raped women but there are sources that tell us that your american army raped women and brutally beaten Muslim men and kill them, don’t act like you never heard of Abu Ghraib Jail and Guantanamo Jail.
And pakistani treason it’s you who speak against Pakistani people and not me so it’s you who should be dealt properly not me.
Elder sister Afia our prayers r with u all inshAllah i will pray for u on this Shab-e-Barat
I PRAY THAT WHO ACCEPT HER.. MY ALLAH GIVE HIM VERY HARD PUNISHMENT. AMEEN
we all with you Afia …
Allah Ho Akbar
Allah Ho Akbar
Allah Ho Akbar
Just JEHAD nothing else…..
down Amreca..
inshAllah
Allah Ho Akbar
Allah Ho Akbar
i feel sorry to be part ov this weak and loser nation
who has no authority to do anything meaningful without tha consideration ov our damned leaders..
i truely wish v culd unite together to get justice for this poor woman who suffered for ages now..!
And folks to be honest ur prayers won’t make any difference for tha sufferin lady.. Raise ur voice in order to get her justice.. if u realli want to HELP from your heart..!!
i too pray the same
May ALLAH… Helps Her/kids ..&
PUNISHED those “RESPONSIBLES” IMMEDIATELY ( AaMEEN )
Reiterating Patriot, she is allegedly a terrorist, who’s charged with being a terrorist, an enemy of the state and a top Al Qaeda operative.
There is nothing to feel sorry for her. Infact, she deserves even intense treatment.
The americans who declare that they are agains Terrorist
But the reality is that
Presideint Bush is the top one terrorist of the world
who arrest sauch a true and innocent babbis and childs
with their parents like Dr Afia siddiqi
Just to help you all understand of how Americans feel about this case, I would like you all to read these blogs:
http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2008/08/aafia_siddiqui.html
http://www.wowowow.com/post/fbi-most-wanted-aafia+siddiqui-terrorist-al-qaeda-75252
The different perspective is healthy.