UK members protest outside US embassy in London for Dr. Aafia | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt">LONDON:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) UK &#160;members staged a peaceful protest demonstration on Saturday outside US Embassy London &#160;to express solidarity with Dr Aafia Siddiqui.&#160;They expressed deepest concern over injustice and discrimination with Dr Aafia in American court where she was convicted even when the evidence brought before the judge proved false.</span></p> <div style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt">The participants were holding placards in their hands inscribed with slogans like ???Free Aafia???</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt">Addressing the protesters outside the US Embassy, Atif Ali Shah ,the senior leader of PTI UK,said that chief offence of Dr Aafia was that she was a Muslim, who went to Afghanistan to provide medical assistance to the injured when the US had waged a war against innocent Afghan people. Terming the judicial proceedings in American court against her as bogus, He said all the allegations laid against Aafia were baseless and concocted and jury was heavily influenced by the biased coverage of American media before trial. Atif Shah demanded of the government to take the matter up with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and raise voice for the release of Aafia before the United Nations.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt">President PTI Lawyers wing UK and senior leader, Khawaja Imtiaz,said, ???We are civilised nation, as our peaceful protest witnessed this action???. He said that the trial itself exposed the unjustice and biased court verdict that violated the basic human rights of Dr.Aafia.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt">He said that the decision of the US jury had exposed American discrimination, adding Pakistanis were more dignified and would continue their peaceful protest for release of Dr Aafia.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt">Another senior leader of PTI UK,MA.Raja, said that&#160;Dr Aafia was a symbol of Pakistan, a symbol of honour and sovereignty. He added the people of Pakistan, especially the youth, would not rest unless she returns to the country.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt">On this occasion, the other speakers also said that Dr Aafia was a symbol of Pakistan and the struggle would continue till the prosperity of 170 million people of Pakistan, who had great concerns for this crucial &#160;issue.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt">The people from different walks of life, including women and children also&#160;participated in the demonstration.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt">The peaceful demonstration was a part of an awareness campaign initated by PTI for the rights of Dr.Aafia&#160;and thousands of missing peoples at national and international level.</span></div> <p style="text-align: center"><object width="425" height="344"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OALrbGZ6SFk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed width="425" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OALrbGZ6SFk&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>