"Dr Aafia was given shocks to head for reading the Holy Quran," reveals Fauzia Siddiqui

Dr Aafia Siddiqui, who is imprisoned in a US jail, was given shocks to the head by the prison authorities for reading the Holy Quran, revealed her elder sister Dr Fauzia Siddiqui on Monday.

The revelation from the renowned doctor came while talking to the media after meeting with her jailed sister.

"Aafia was weaker than last time. She spoke about being given shocks to the head," Dr Fauzia informed.

"She was forced to read Bible in the jail," she added.

"Last time the keys were lost and this time the phone was not working," she mentioned detailing her meeting with her sister.

In 2010, Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui, who had studied in the US, was found guilty of attempted murder and assault by a New York federal district court and sentenced to 86 years in prison.

These charges arose from an interrogation by the US authorities in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Siddiqui denied all allegations against her.

At the age of 18, Siddiqui went to the US for higher education and earned a PhD in neuroscience from Brandeis University.

According to media reports, the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks in 2001 brought Siddiqui to the attention of the FBI due to her alleged financial contributions to proscribed organisations.

She was allegedly linked to the acquisition of $10,000 worth of night-vision goggles and military manuals.

American authorities suspected Siddiqui's affiliation with a banned militant outfit during her time in the US.

She disappeared in around 2003, along with her three children, in Karachi. Five years later she turned up in Pakistan's war-torn neighbour Afghanistan, where she was arrested by local forces in Ghazni.