Rehman meets Dr Aafia's lawyer, assures her of support from Pakistan
Rehman says govt of Pakistan engaging team of 3 attorneys to provide best possible legal defense to Dr Afia.
WASHINGTON:
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States (US) Sherry Rehman, while meeting Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s lawyer Tina Foster, said that the Pakistan Embassy took its responsibility to protect the rights of Pakistani citizens “very seriously”.
Rehman said that Pakistan will continue to ensure that none of its citizens living abroad are deprived of their rights.
Rehman told Foster that the government of Pakistan was engaging a team of three attorneys at a considerable expense to provide the best possible legal defense for Dr Aafia.
In the meeting, Foster apprised Rehman of Dr Aafia’s situation and also discussed options to ease her conditions of incarceration. Foster also discussed Dr Aafia’s eventual repatriation to Pakistan.
The ambassador informed Foster that the Pakistani Embassy and Pakistan’s Consulate General in Houston were in contact with the authorities of FMC Carswell prison to provide Dr Aafia appropriate medical care.
Rehman said that the embassy also helped reestablishing telephonic contact between Dr Aafia and her family in Karachi and also interceded on her behalf to try to ensure that her various other concerns, including those relating to her health, were addressed.
She said, “The Embassy will continue to play its role while also exploring options to facilitate Dr Aafia repatriation". The Ambassador also assured Foster that she intended to visit Texas and meet Dr Aafia.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States (US) Sherry Rehman, while meeting Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s lawyer Tina Foster, said that the Pakistan Embassy took its responsibility to protect the rights of Pakistani citizens “very seriously”.
Rehman said that Pakistan will continue to ensure that none of its citizens living abroad are deprived of their rights.
Rehman told Foster that the government of Pakistan was engaging a team of three attorneys at a considerable expense to provide the best possible legal defense for Dr Aafia.
In the meeting, Foster apprised Rehman of Dr Aafia’s situation and also discussed options to ease her conditions of incarceration. Foster also discussed Dr Aafia’s eventual repatriation to Pakistan.
The ambassador informed Foster that the Pakistani Embassy and Pakistan’s Consulate General in Houston were in contact with the authorities of FMC Carswell prison to provide Dr Aafia appropriate medical care.
Rehman said that the embassy also helped reestablishing telephonic contact between Dr Aafia and her family in Karachi and also interceded on her behalf to try to ensure that her various other concerns, including those relating to her health, were addressed.
She said, “The Embassy will continue to play its role while also exploring options to facilitate Dr Aafia repatriation". The Ambassador also assured Foster that she intended to visit Texas and meet Dr Aafia.