IHC adjourns hearing in Dr Aafia case

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday adjourned the hearing in a petition seeking the release and repatriation of Dr Aafia Siddiqui from a US jail.

Justice Sardar Ijaz Ishaq Khan heard the case. The petitioner’s lawyer Imran Shafiq, Additional Attorney General and Judicial Assistant Zainab Janjua appeared in the court. The justice directed Zainab to submit a response to the declaration of lawyer Clive Smith by next Thursday. He remarked: "I cannot imagine that the government would reject the assistance of the Attorney General’s Office." He instructed the AAG to submit a copy of the document to the court that he has to provide to the government. The court adjourned the hearing until next Friday.