President directs govt to provide legal assistance to Dr Aafia

President Zardari on Thursday directed the government to immediately establish contact with the family of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui and provide her with possible legal assistance in the United States. Presidential spokesperson Farhatullah Babar said that the President issued the direction soon after a jury in Manhattan pronounced guilty verdict against the Pakistani scientist. He said that the President was concerned about the verdict and expressed the hope that justice will ultimately be done as the case passes through subsequent stages in the US Judicial system.

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