ISLAMABAD: Leader of the House in Senate Ishaq Dar on Thursday informed that the new cabinet will engage the United States government once again for the return of Afia Siddique.
He said that his government in 2013 had interactions with the US officials and the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif made a request in the Oval office of the White House but unfortunately it was not accepted.
“I had detailed meetings with Antony Blinken three times and I put all my efforts for the return of our daughter to Pakistan and gave many solutions but unfortunately nothing happened,” said the senator.
He requested Senator Mushtaq Ahmad to guide him and enlighten him with his views on this issue, the official news agency reported.
He said that this issue would be the priority agenda of the new cabinet and all efforts would be made to engage the US administration afresh on this issue.
He said Afia Siddique’s sentence can be served in Pakistan also and the US administration will be requested to shift her to Pakistan.
Senator Mushtaq Ahmad said that after his return from the US visit he suggested four political options regarding Afia’s return to Pakistan. He wished to present the same letter containing four political options to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
