Former US senator appeals Obama Administration to release Dr Aafia

A former US senator Mike Gravel has renewed his appeal to the Obama Administration to release the Pakistani Neuroscientist Dr Aafia Siddiqui...

A former US senator Mike Gravel has renewed his appeal to the Obama Administration to release the Pakistani Neuroscientist Dr Aafia Siddiqui, who is undergoing an 86-year sentence at a Prison Medical Center at Texas.

Addressing a crowded press conference at UN Headquarters in New York, he appealed President Barack Obama to grant pardon to Dr Siddiqui, as good will gesture towards the people of Pakistan who have been vigorously demanding her release.