Ex-US president rejected Dr Afia’s mercy plea, court told

ISLAMABAD: Former US President Joe Biden rejected the mercy petition of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, who is imprisoned in the US;    Islamabad High Court was informed on Friday.

Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan of the high court was infirmed about the development during the hearing of a petition filed by Dr. Aafia’s Fauzia Siddiqui. Her American lawyer Clive Smith also appeared in the court through video link.

The court was informed that former US President Joe Biden had rejected the mercy petition of Dr. Aafia.

It may be mentioned here that on the direction of the IHC, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif had also written to the former US president about the release of the Pakistani doctor jailed in the US for terrorism. However, there was no response received.

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