Desi Diary

As we get closer to Pakistan Independence Day, 14th August 2008, and Pak Day LA, lets not forget hundreds of citizens of Pakistan that have gone missing since 2001. They are victims of Pakistan’s state-sponsored kidnapping. Some of them have reappeared in Gitmo prison, while others have vanished without a trace leaving behind worried and hurt loved ones.

Here is an independently produced documentary about the abduction and illegal detention of Pakistani citizens by Pakistani intelligence agencies. Source: http://missinginpakistan.wordpress.com/

Case in point: Dr. Afia Siddiqui

Aafia Siddiqui, whom the US accuses of al-Qaeda links, vanished in Karachi with her three children on 30 March 2003.

Why was she kidnapped? The answer may lie in the BBC article.

The answer may lie in her relationship with the family of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

Aafia Siddiqui is said to have married Ali Abd’al Aziz Ali, one of his nephews following her divorce.

Although her family denies this, the BBC has been able to confirm it from security sources and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s family.

It is an open secret in Karachi, that any member of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s family deemed to be “a 1% threat to US security” is in American custody.

That may be the only “crime” that Aafia Siddiqui has committed.

In the eyes of US and Pakistani security officials, it was apparently too big to ignore.