During the process of jury selection for her trial for attempted murder in New York, Dr Aafia Siddiqui alleged that she could not get a fair trial because she felt “everyone here is” a Jew. She said she would “boycott” the trial unless the Jews on the jury were removed.
Because defendants have the right to have jurors removed from their trial, Dr Aafia was successful in having Jewish Americans taken off the jury.

Dr Aafia’s outburst was widely reported in the Pakistani media but there was little reflection on the allegation …

WASHINGTON: The hearing of Dr Afia Siddiqui case in America has been completed and the prosecutor has requested the court to convict the suspect for attempted murder.

During the hearing of case in the federal court in Manhattan, New York, the prosecutor gave concluding arguments and said that Afia Siddiqui took advantage of the opportunity and tried to kill American soldiers.
He said that Afia Siddiqui possessed directions for bomb-making and list of important places, including Statue of Freedom. He said that the suspect is also a supporter of Al Qaeda. …

Islamabad: American Congress delegation called on the Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani at GHQ to discuss the situation prevailing in the region.

The delegation was lead by chairman of American Government Rectification Committee Stephen Lynch. During the meeting regional stability and other issues of mutual interest were discussed. The impacts of the decision taken during the London conference on Afghanistan were also reviewed.
- Staff Reporter

Karachi: “The war that started in the name of war against terror, was actually waged against the Islamic World. The Muslim Ummah is passing through critical times, as its members are terrorists in the eyes of America and Europe,” said Jamat-e-Islami’s Chief Syed Munnawar Hassan.
He was addressing the rally against the detention of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui by US agencies outside Karachi Press Club along with other JI leaders and Dr. Fouzia Siddiqui, sister of Aafia, on Monday.

He stated that according to western powers all Muslims were fundamentalists and progress in …

If Americans had news of similar proportions, which Muslims have at this point in time, it would have really sparked hundreds of hours of exclusive coverage on the news channels. Thousands of discussions of different lengths would have also been aired, and numerous interviews of experts, politicians and analysts would have become a part of viewers memories, all in a very short period of time. In addition to that, hundreds of documentaries of various lengths would have been produced on the subject. Last but not the least, this news would …

ISLAMABAD: The former President of Bank of Punjab (BoP) Hamesh Khan has been arrested from the United States.
The Spokesman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Ghazni Khan Thursday confirmed Hamesh Khan’s arrest in the United States saying that the US Justice Department had also informed the Pakistani government in writing to this effect.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan had directed the federal government to arrest Hamesh Khan, the former President of Bank of Punjab in billions of rupees fraud case and in pursuance of the court’s orders, the government also approached the Interpol …