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Pakistan's prime minister called a female scientist convicted of trying to kill US interrogators in Afghanistan "the daughter of the nation" yesterday and vowed to campaign for her release from an American jail.
Yousuf Raza Gilani's comments appeared to be an attempt to manage public anger over the 86-year sentence handed down to Aafia Siddiqui by a New York court on Thursday. The case of the American-trained Pakistani scientist and mother has struck a chord among Islamist groups and ordinary Pakistanis, many of whom are convinced of her innocence.See the full content of this document
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Pakistan Fury As Scientist Is Jailed by Us
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