| Submit your comments on this article |
| India-Pakistan |
| Doctors stage demo for Afia's release |
| 2008-08-21 |
| LAHORE: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), Lahore, on Wednesday staged a protest outside the Lahore Press Club against the US government for arresting and allegedly torturing Dr Afia Siddiqui on fake charges of terrorism. In Lahore? Demonstrate and be damned. No skin of my fore. The demonstration was participated by the PMA Lahore office-bearers including Dr Azimuddin Zahid, Dr Tanveer Anwar, Dr Shahid Malik, Right. I want a doc named Shahid working on me whilst I'm under general anestheia. Figger, if you will, the odds... Dr Yasmin Rashid, Dr Sarwar Chaudhry, For that matter, if my surgeon's named Chaudry, I'm outta there. Dr Izhar Chaudhry, Dr Zulfiqar Baig, Dr Aleem and Dr Zahid, representatives of Young Doctors Association of Mayo Hospital and a large number of doctors. The protesters were holding banners and placards inscribed with slogans against the US for violating human rights by arresting and torturing Dr Afia Siddiqui. They also condemned the Pakistan government for the arrest of Dr Afia Siddiqui and handing her over to the US. They said Dr Afia's case was a test for the justice system of the US and a challenge for the democratic government in Pakistan. "Pakistan government must raise voice at every level for immediate release of Dr Afia," they said. While condemning Dr Afia's arrest and her inhuman treatment in the America, they said that mental and physical torture of Dr Afia was a gross human rights violation by the so-called civilised country. |
| Posted by:Fred |