Ferchi

Today, Pakistan's courts are much more free and vocal with judicial activism than ever before. Afia Siddiqui has also been imprisoned in the US and the verdict has been given by the US courts. Pakistan could have linked the release of Afia Siddiqui with its cooperation with the US in its war on terror. However, Pakistan behaved maturely and always kept the two issues separately. There are political realities in Pakistan and in the US too. Thus a mutual respect and understanding of realities is the cornerstone of a durable relationship between the two countries.