Prisoner # 650: Dr. Afiya Siddiqui in US Custody?

WASHINGTON: Dr Afia Siddiqui, “missing” with her three children from Karachi for six years, was underground in Pakistan and Afghanistan all this time. She was arrested on July 21 this year from Kabul and has been flown to the United States to face terrorism-related charges. A call made to the State Department on Monday for comment was not returned. Contrary to several newspaper reports over the years, including recent ones, Dr Siddiqui has never been in Pakistani custody and neither in that of the US, until her arrest barely two weeks ago. She left the US in early 2003 as the net around her was tightening, since she was believed to be involved in offering her scientific expertise and other help to Al Qaeda or related groups. Khalid Hasan

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