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Dr. Aafia’s daughter, Maryum, also a US citizen by birth, was mysteriously
“dropped off” in April 2010 near her aunt’s house in Karachi after being missing
for 7 years. She was traumatized and spoke only American accented English.
Dr. Aafia’s youngest child, Suleman, a boy who would now be about seven years
old, remains missing; and is feared dead.
What Supporters and Family Seek?
Dr. Aafia, an MIT and Brandeis laureate, is now a broken and mere shell of her
former self.
Under these
circumstances,
family and
supporters are
asking the
U.S. government
to repatriate
Dr. Aafia back to
her home in
Pakistan.
The Pakistani
government has
formally made
this request as
this matter
has become a
major public
issue and has
support
across Pakistani
political and
social spectrums.
Supporters
and people of
conscience
should press
government officials to get Dr. Aafia reunited with her family as soon as possible.
An independent, open (with full public access and disclosure) and serious
investigation should be undertaken into what happened to Dr. Aafia over the
missing years and the whereabouts of her remaining child, so that this does not
happen to other innocents.
Dr Aafia’s family and supporters still have hope in fair minded peoples committed
to mercy and justice to raise their voices. Justice for the past, for all Dr. Aafia has
suffered, is hard to imagine.
All that is asked for the future is for some measure of correction. If Dr. Aafia is
repatriated, perhaps she can pick up some fragments of life with her family.
The forensic and scientific
evidence presented during
the trial in New York proved
that Dr. Aafia could not have
committed the crimes for
which she was charged,
still the jury disregarded the
evidence and chose to agree
with the prosecution due to
fear and prejudice.