Pakistani Consul General visits Dr Aafia in Texas

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ISLAMABAD – On the instructions of Pakistani ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani, Pakistani consul general in Houston Aqil Nadeem visited detained Pakistani scientist Dr Aafia Siddiqui in Carswell detention facility in Texas.
In a two-hour meeting, Dr Aafia Siddiqui informed the consul general that she was medically fine and was pleased to speak by phone to her mother and children in Karachi on Thursday.
A Private TV Channel quoted a Pakistani embassy official as saying on Saturday, Dr Aafia Siddiqui will also be able to meet her brother at her request.
The consul general informed Dr Aafia Siddiqui that the Pakistani embassy in Washington had coordinated consular access for her through the concerned authorities.
Dr Siddiqui asked the diplomat to convey her thanks to Ambassador Haqqani for his concern for her welfare, the official said.

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