Defence counsel presents arguments in Pearl case
Says there is an impression if court acquitted Omar Saeed Sheikh, he will be handed over to US
Slain American journalist Daniel Pearl. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Counsel for Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh – one of the key accused in the Denial Pearl case – has told the apex court that there is an impression that if the court acquitted his client, he would be handed over to the United States.
Continuing his arguments before a three-judge bench on Tuesday, Advocate Mahmood A Sheikh said an international lobby becomes active whenever the trial proceedings progress. “There is an impression that if Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh is acquitted, he would be handed over to the US,” he said.