PML for All Parties Delegation to persuade Obama for Dr Afia’s repatriation
PML for All Parties
Delegation to persuade Obama for Dr Afia’s repatriation
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4: PML Secretary General Mushahid Hussain Sayed Thursday called
for sending an All Parties Delegation, possibly led by Imran Khan, to visit USA
and persuade the US President Barrack Obama to reverse the wrong court verdict
against Dr Afia Siddiqui and her immediate repatriation to Pakistan.
Addressing the participants of a protest demonstration against price hike,
corruption, Karachi killings and US court verdict against Dr Afia Siddiqui here
at PML House, Mushahid said the court decision against Dr Afia was against the
prescribed norms of justice as there was no proof or forensic evidence against
Dr Afia that she actually fired the weapon nor was there any charge of
terrorism.
“Let us rise above all part lines and an all parties delegation be sent to the
USA. Prime Minister should make a policy statement at the floor of the
Parliament House over Dr Afia issue. Moreover, the US ambassador should be
summoned at the foreign office and be informed that the unjust verdict against
Dr Afia may widen the gulf between USA and Pakistan and if she is not released
immediately, the public opinion may go further up against the US,” he added.
Referring to the court verdict, Mushahid said this is a political verdict and in
the absence of any concrete proof against Dr Afia, this is a false case decided
on political grounds.
“This was PML which had raised the issue of Dr Afia at the Parliament some three
years back. We had also taken a parliamentary delegation to the US and met here
there. During the 3-hour-long discussion, Dr Afia had informed us about her
unfortunate tale and we found no proof against her and she is totally innocent,”
he added.
Mushahid said his party was adopting the pro-people politics.
“While the other political parties are power hungry and those are following
‘Kursi Politics’. There is no focus on public issues and the rulers are only
focusing on corrupt practices. Today, price hike has increased 300 percent up
and the people now are remembering the unprecedented development works carried
out under PML government,” he asserted.
He said the rulers had disappointed the people of the country and the by-polls
results of Swat and Mansehra reflect the masses hatred against the ruling
alliance. He said PML was mobilizing people on issues in all the provinces and
the masses were giving a positive response.
He said his party had always adopted an issue based political agenda and its
leadership had no fear from any individual or state. Referring to the Iraq War,
Mushahid said his party government had refused to send Pakistani troops to Iraq
despite pressure.
President of PML Women’s Wing, Farrukh Khan criticized the skyrocketing prices
of daily use commodities and raise in petroleum tariff. Rejecting the petroleum
prices raise, Farrukh Khan said life had become harder due to the price hike,
while the rulers were leading a life of luxury.
“We reject the price hike and corrupt practices of the ruling elites. They are
so much busy in their money making activities that they have no time to look
after the misery of the poor people of the country,” she added.
On the occasion, dozens of PML women held a protest demonstration against the
price hike, corruption, Karachi killings and US court verdict against Dr Afia
Siddiqui. Chanting anti-US and anti-government slogans, the PML female workers
called for immediate release of Dr Afia Siddiqui from the US prison and her
repatriation to Pakistan.
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