SC extends detention of accused in Daniel Pearl murder case
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SC was hearing a plea against the detention of the accused in the case
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) on Monday extended the detention order of the accused in the US journalist Daniel Pearl’s murder case by one day.
The apex court, while hearing the plea against the detention of the accused, summoned complete record of the case from Sindh High Court (SHC) and adjourned the hearing till Tuesday.
Earlier, Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) on last Thursday ordered to release accused in case of murder of journalist Daniel Pearl.
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The White House said it was outraged after Pakistan s Supreme Court upheld the acquittal and ordered the release of the militant convicted of masterminding the 2002 beheading of US journalist Daniel Pearl.
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On Thursday, a panel of three judges ordered the acquittal of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the prime suspect in the 2002 killing.
Who was Daniel Pearl?
Pearl, 38, was investigating Islamist militants in Karachi after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States when he was kidnapped. Pearl was based in Mumbai at the time as the South Asia Bureau Chief of the Journal. He was kidnapped in Karachi on January 23 and killed by his captors on February 1. His dismembered body was found buried in a shallow grave 30 km from Karachi and found in May, nearly three mont
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.