Alleged CIA informant: Sisters finally meet Dr Afridi in prison
They met their brother for around 30 minutes he was allowed once a month visits by jail authorities.
PESHAWAR:
For the first time since May 23, 2011, sisters of Dr Shakil Afridi, the alleged CIA collaborator who helped the US track down Osama bin Laden, finally managed to meet him in the central prison Peshawar on Tuesday. Four persons including Dr Afridi’s brother Jamil Afridi, his two sisters and a lawyer cousin Qamar Ali Afridi met him for around 30 minutes after the alleged CIA collaborator was allowed once a month visits by jail authorities. Talking to The Express Tribune, Ali said both the sisters met him for the first time since he had been arrested in May 2011.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 29th, 2012.
For the first time since May 23, 2011, sisters of Dr Shakil Afridi, the alleged CIA collaborator who helped the US track down Osama bin Laden, finally managed to meet him in the central prison Peshawar on Tuesday. Four persons including Dr Afridi’s brother Jamil Afridi, his two sisters and a lawyer cousin Qamar Ali Afridi met him for around 30 minutes after the alleged CIA collaborator was allowed once a month visits by jail authorities. Talking to The Express Tribune, Ali said both the sisters met him for the first time since he had been arrested in May 2011.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 29th, 2012.