Aafia Siddiqui, a 33-year-old Boston neuroscientist and the mother of three young children, became the most wanted woman in the world on May 26, 2004. That was the day U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft strode onto a Washington podium lined with gigantic black-and-white mug shots of Aafia and six Muslim men. Standing there, Ashcroft grimly warned the American people that every one of the individuals pictured could be involved in a plot to 'hit the United States.' 'They're all sought in connection with terrorist threats against the United States,' he intoned in typically sonorous fashion. 'They all pose a clear and present danger to the U.S. They all should be considered armed and dangerous.' With black hair severely pulled back and her mouth set in an uncompromising line, the diminutive Aafia looked at least as menacing in her FBI photo as the others, and U.S. officials soon were saying privately that the only woman officially named as an al-Qaeda operative might well be the most threatening of them all.

Dr Aafia had been apprehended and shifted to Butgram Air Base, sub headquarter of American Army in Afghanistan with her young and innocent children. After the breakup story of western journalist the American Government transferred her to the America and produced before the American Court after the illegal detention tenure of four years. Dr. Aafia in now has been waiting of justice by the American Courts and also the Nature.

It is interesting and pertinent to state that when Taliban had acted the flogging of a girl, all of the Western and pro western media, NGOs had scream upon them. No doubt their act was unlawful, unethical and irresponsible but the Dr. Aafia is not pity women which has been detained since long time just on ground of bogus charges. Why the NGOs and Western Media playing role of hypocrisy and duplicity. If the Taliban are the enemy of humanity, the later are same.

The American nation stands on base of justice and equality and it's the secret of their success and rule. The American public must ascertain the facts regarding the blames on Dr. Aafia and should act against the double standard, which is creating the frustration and abhorrence in Muslim world.

It is the indispensable that American Government should release Dr. Aafia and pardon her so that the justice and equality motto come in true.

I would like to share the feeling and reaction of renowned Dr Shireen M Mazari, which has been published in The News on 12th May 2009.

"After reading US Charge d'Affaires Gerald Feierstein's letter on May 10, I realise that not only does the US simply not comprehend Pakistan and its people (as opposed to its sycophant leaders), it is also unable to understand the simple English language of Pakistani newspapers. Otherwise Mr Feierstein would have realised that the news item he was responding to was in fact an account of the report by the previous Senate Foreign Relations Committee's all-party delegation, headed by Mushahid Hussain, on their meeting with Dr Siddiqui in New York as part of their fact-finding mission. Ms Baabar, a senior and responsible journalist, has simply cited the finding of this report.

So is the US official now accusing our senators of misrepresenting or sensationalising the facts which could be a breach of privilege by a diplomat? As for his account, it sounds ridiculous given the amount of information now available to show the US abuse and torture of Dr Aafia and possible killing of one of her children. If we believe him on this count, we may as well believe that no abuse ever happens at US hands in Bagram, or Guantanamo or Abu Ghraib or the countless secret prisons across the globe. Too bad, facts now on the record reveal the contrary so Mr Feierstein should acquire some moral courage to admit his country's torture and abuse of Muslim prisoners who are in fact proven guilty before any trial!"


                                                                                   Nadeem Ahmed Jamal