BREAKING NEWS: Dr. Amir Aziz Is Released

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Intelligence found no link of Dr. Aziz with OBL, Mullah Omar treatment. All charges are poof!

Detained Pakistani Doctor Is Released

LAHORE, Pakistan- A Pakistani doctor detained last month for suspected links with al-Qaida and Afghanistan’s ousted Taliban regime was released Tuesday, and said he was questioned by CIA and FBI agents about chemical weapons and Osama bin Laden.

“Thanks be to God, I have been cleared of all the charges,” Dr. Amer Aziz said after emerging from his home in the eastern city of Lahore.

The orthopedic surgeon was detained by security officials on Oct. 21 on suspicion that he treated Taliban members in hiding during trips to Afghanistan. He had been held incommunicado ever since, but was never formally charged.

The doctor’s detention sparked protests in Lahore and the capital Islamabad, and supporters demanded authorities bring him to court, or at least say where he was being held.

Aziz said he was held in the capital, Islamabad, during his detention, and questioned by Americans who told him they were from the FBI and CIA. Aziz denied making any trips to Afghanistan after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, and said he never treated any Taliban or al-Qaida leaders.

Several Pakistani newspapers have reported Aziz was wanted on suspicion he treated al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and Taliban chief Mullah Mohammad Omar.

“No such V.I.P was under my treatment,” a relaxed Aziz said outside his home. **“I just treated patients without distinction of religion, faith, color or race.” :k: **

Aziz said he was not poorly treated during his detention, but frequently questioned by authorities.

He said his interrogators had accused him of **“assisting al-Qaida and the Taliban leadership in the preparation of biological, chemical, radiological and nuclear weapons.” ** :rolleyes:

“They also questioned me on the designs and plans of al-Qaida,” he said.

Aziz’s brother, Imran Aziz, told The Associated Press the doctor was brought home in the middle of the night by security agents who did not identify themselves.

“His eyes are red and swollen due to sleepless nights,” Imran Aziz said.

Aziz’s mother, who appeared with him Tuesday outside the home, had filed a petition with the High Court in Lahore seeking her son’s release.

“I am just thankful to Allah Almighty that my son is back with me,” she said.

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Even if OBL or Mullah Omar were at all treated by him, what does it mean? Isnt that what a doctor is supposed to do?

Doctors are meant to upload their oath, and help those in need, whether they are criminals, terrorists, poor, rich, pretty or ugly.

Im glad the courts got to have a say in this, and get their orders enforced.

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Akif,

Read this from the link:

Dr. accused of assisting al-Qaida and the Taliban leadership in the preparation of biological, chemical, radiological and nuclear weapons

:hehe: How the hell surgeon could make biological/chemical and nuclear weapons? :hehe:

Good to know Pakistan’s Judicial system is working.

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LOL!

This Dr. Amir Aziz is just a doctor, how the hell does a doctor know how to make nuclear/chemical/biologic weapons?

Its just doesn’t make sense…

Dr. Amir Aziz is a great guy, He doesn’t charge the patients who are poor.
:k:

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Yep, exactly my point :smiley:

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Clarification from Pakistani Media

Dr Amir Dramatically Released After 29 days

LAHORE: Renowned orthopaedic surgeon and philanthropist Dr Amir Aziz was dramatically released in the early hours of Tuesday and dropped at his house after spending 29 days in captivity with the FBI and CIA officials who questioned him about his links with Osama Bin Laden and Taliban.

Talking to The News, Dr Amir said the intelligence agencies picked him on October 21, from his house and handed him over to American agencies at an unknown place near Islamabad. He said they did not physically torture him, but he suffered a lot of mental torture during the interrogation by the US officials. His sudden arrival amazed his family when one of his brothers responded the doorbell and found him standing at the gate.

The news of Amir’s release spread in the city like a wild fire as his close relatives, friends and colleagues rushed to his house to see him and congratulate his family.

Mrs Kamran, sister-in-law of Dr Amir, said the courage of his mother during this ‘time of trial’ was a source of strength for the whole family. She was sick and weak, but instead of sitting in a corner crying for her son, she moved court and met people. It is a miracle and blessing of Almighty Allah that Amir is back among us.

Amir said his captors specifically asked him about the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden, Mulla Omar and al-Qaeda network in Pakistan and other parts of the world.

He said they believed that “I had treated Osama and other al-Qaeda members after September 11, and financed their activities.” He said that he was asked if he was involved in developing and transporting Anthrax, a chemical weapon, which killed many in the US. He said they also questioned him if he knew about the arms dumps of al-Qaeda in Pakistan or Afghanistan.

Amir said the FBI agents interrogated him in groups of two in shifts in the presence of Pakistani officials. He said usually he was interrogated from 8 to 12 hours a day, sometimes it went on for 19 hours. They did not allow him to sleep and rest, he said. “They repeated the same questions, but learnt nothing from me,” he said.

He disclosed that the Americans had some anonymous letters containing serious allegations against him. He did not know who wrote those letters and why, but believed some not so friendly people were behind them.

Besides, he was questioned about some newspaper reports that he treated Mulla Omar and he had given him his pistol as a souvenir. “They questioned me about that pistol for two days,” said Amir. The Americans were also keen to discover my financial links with Osama bin Laden and Taliban. They were sure of that because they thought this was the reason “I have been treating the poor patients free of charges,” he said.

To a question whether the Americans had anything concrete against him, he said in that case they would not have released him.

Talking to newsmen at his house, Dr Amir Aziz said he was picked by the local intelligence agencies on October 21, and sent to Islamabad, where he was interrogated by the FBI and CIA teams.

He said they accused him of providing facilities to al-Qaeda for making chemical weapons, but he refuted the allegations. He said they asked him to disclose the names of al-Qaeda people because he was with them as a doctor.

To a question, he said he did not lie to his interrogators and told them the whole truth. Dr Amir said he made it clear to the investigators that he was a doctor and treated his patients irrespective of their color, caste and creed. He said he never questioned them about their religion or profession.

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Re: BREAKING NEWS: Dr. Amir Aziz Is Released

Menu tay pehley hi shaq si… aziz praa wadey bhale changey insaan ai..

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I watching PTV's Khabarnama last night, and they interviewed Amir Aziz after his release. During the interview he very clearly said that no foreigners interviewed him at all during his captivity. I think this is what he said, but can't be sure as I was watching it on the net. Maybe those who heard the actual television newscast can give offer a better rendering of his interview.

Whether someone twisted his arm for him to make this statement on national television, or whether it was the god-honest truth, I don't know. But if true, that leaves almost the whole post above, slightly mis-cued.