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Texas. In Texas, US, a Pakistani terrorist has demanded the release of Pakistan’s Afia Siddiqui, who is in Texas jail after taking hostage people by attacking a Jewish temple (synagogue). Afia Siddiqui is a Pakistani citizen and scientist. He is a dreaded terrorist. She is also known as Lady Al Qaeda. He was arrested for attempting to kill American soldiers. After the decision of the New York Court, Afia is serving a sentence of 86 years in the US for her involvement in terrorist activities.
Dr. Afiya Siddiqui, a Pakistani citizen, is accused of being associated with Al Qaeda. He is accused of conspiracy to kill a US intelligence agent in Afghanistan, a soldier and a former Pakistani ambassador living in the US, Hussain Haqqani. Apart from this, Memogate scandal in 2011 is also known as the main conspirator. Siddiqui also came into the limelight in 2018 when a report claimed that a deal has been reached between Pakistan and America that Afia Siddiqui will be returned in lieu of Dr Shakeel Ahmed. Dr Shakeel Ahmed helped US intelligence agencies kill al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.
Afia Siddiqui holds a PhD in Neuroscience from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His name had come in terrorist activities only in 2003 when a terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed gave clues about him to the FBI. After this Dr. Afia was arrested from Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, he tried to kill an FBI officer in Bagram prison, after which he was deported to the US.
Dr. Afia, also a social activist, is also accused of attacking the US Embassy in Kenya, a charity organization she was allegedly associated with. After the attack on the World Trade Center, the FBI interrogated Afia and her husband Amjad Khan at length in May 2002.
