WASHINGTON: The Pakistani embassy here has asked the United States to urgently repatriate Dr Aafia Siddiqui to Pakistan for her rehabilitation in light of a report that her current mental state renders the neuroscientist unable to stand court trial.Under instructions of Ambassador Husain Haqqani, the embassy wrote a letter to the U.S. State Department, requesting that 36-year old Ms Siddiqui may urgently be repatriated to Pakistan where she will be mentally rehabilitated and monitored, according to a spokesman.This action will present a positive and more humane view of Pakistan-US relations and help in improving public perceptions of Pakistanis about the United States, the embassy emphasized.The Forensic Evaluation Report by FMC Carsville Texas Hospital had concluded that Ms Siddiqui “is not currently competent to proceed as a result of her mental disease, which renders her unable to understand the nature and consequences of the proceedings against her or to assist properly in her defense.”
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