Pakistan refuses to release Dr Afridi despite US pressure

aftab ahmed

Voter (50+ posts)
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has turned down the US request to release Dr Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani physician accused of helping the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) track down al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden by arranging a fake vaccination campaign in Abbottabad.
Dr Afridi was taken into custody by Pakistani security agencies soon after bin Laden was killed in a covert raid by US special forces in Abbottabad on May 2. Afridi was charged for arranging a fake vaccination drive in Bilal Town, Abbottabad, where bin Laden was living in a large compound, to get a DNA sample in a syringe from one of the al Qaeda chiefs blood relatives so that it could be confirmed he was living in the compound.
A report by a British newspaper suggested a few days ago that US pressure to get Afridi released from the custody of Pakistani security agencies had worked to soften the stand of Islamabad on the contentious issue, and that the physician was likely to be set free.
The report quoted a Pakistani official as saying: If it is confirmed that he (Afridi) did not deal with Americans and didnt know he was working for the CIA, he didnt break any laws. He also did not spy on Pakistan or violate the official secrets act. So there may be no reason to charge him if he was misled and did not know he was working indirectly for a foreign intelligence service. However, a Pakistani diplomat said that Pakistan had now expressed its inability to the US to free Dr Afridi despite intense pressure from Washington. In fact, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also made a phone call to President Asif Ali Zardari a few days back and asked for the release of Dr Afridi, but she was told that it was not possible, he said.
One major reason that Dr Afridi couldnt be set free is that he will have to appear before the Abbottabad Enquiry Commission as an important witness to whatever happened in Abbottabad that led to the May 2 military operation by US forces that killed bin Laden, he added.
A Pakistani security official, who asked not to be named, neither confirmed nor denied that Islamabad had rejected the US demand to release Dr Afridi, but said it was most likely that the Pakistani physician would be presented before the enquiry commission for his testimony, which was very important. I dont know about rejection of the US demand by Islamabad but Dr Afridi is an important figure as far as the bin Laden episode is concerned and his statement before the commission could help carry forward the ongoing probe into the Abbottabad incident, the official said.

http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/09/pakistan-refuses-to-release-dr-afridi-despite-us-pressure/
 

Humi

Prime Minister (20k+ posts)
well they might just surprise us this not and not give in to the pressure..
 

usman6062

MPA (400+ posts)
Americans are not trying to set him free... Actually, they wanted to kill him as currently he is in Army custody.
US has already killed all the soldiers who took part in Abbotabad operation. Thats they way, they always hide their war crimes!
 

Lodhi

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
Pakistan Rejects US Demand to hand over Dr.Shakeel to America

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[h=1]Fate of Dr Afridi to be decided by judicial commission, Pakistan tells US[/h]Islamabad - Pakistan has rejected American demand to hand over Dr Shakeel Afridi to USA who assisted CIA in Abbottabad operation in searching Osama Bin Ladin, by carrying out fake anti polio campaign.
A private TV channel reported that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton telephoned President Asif Zardari some time ago, during conversation she asked President to hand over Dr Shakeel Afridi to USA by canceling his Pakistani citizenship. Whereas same demand was made by US Embassy in Islamabad as well as CIA.
Pakistan however refused the request by taking plea that the matter of seizing the nationality of Dr Afridi and handing him over to America would be dealt by the judicial commission, constituted to probe Abbottabad incident.
Pakistani officials also verified about the rejection of US demand.

[h=1]http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/09/fate-of-dr-afridi-to-be-decided-by-judicial-commission-pakistan-tells-us/[/h]
 
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Star Gazer

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
Re: Pakistan Rejects US Demand to hand over Dr.Shakeel to America

Do this and do that! It is worth a shot but I hope, wish and pray that the people of Pakistan will force their slave masters not to comply with the demand.
 

Scorpion

Banned
Ore Pilao upnay bucho ko polio ka drops . . . . FATA ka log jub in polio ka qatray pilanay walo ki gaarian urah daitay hain tu theek hi kurtay hain . . . .
 

Reactionary

Politcal Worker (100+ posts)
afridi is a low level pawn-used by usa to destroy the lives of god knows how many children who needed vaccines that were misled by the heroic efforts of this sell out caricature

may he be tried for treason against the state-they need to make an example out of someone who endangers the lives of pakistani children in favor of gaining tiny rewards from a hostile foreign entity