Senator Talha Mahmood meets with Dr. Aafia Siddiqui in the jail

KARACHI, Dec 13 (SABAH): Dr. Aafia Siddiqui has asked the nation that efforts should be taken to get her released from the FMC Carswell jail of America.

Senator Muhammad Talha Mahmood met with Dr. Aafia in the jail for three hours. He said Dr Aafia during the meeting remembered her children, parents and sisters. She said she should be released from jail. She said even in the US the punishment of attempted murder is 10 years.

Senator Talha said they have had many important meetings in the US regarding seeking the release of Aafia. He said the local community, especially ECNA, is fully cooperating with them. He was hopeful that the outgoing US President would also pardon Dr Aafia Siddiqui before leaving his office.

He said releasing Aafia Siddiqui would have a positive effect on the global image of the US. He said about 2 billion Muslims of the word would take it as a positive gesture. He said Dr Aafia is very popular in Pakistan and the Pakistanis think that she is being punished illegally. He said that the release of Aafia would further improve the Pak-US relations.