ATC orders contempt of court proceedings against prosecutors
Sends two men accused of planning terror attack on physical remand
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An anti-terrorism court (ATC) ordered on Thursday the initiation of contempt of court proceedings against Sindh prosecutor general Faiz Shah and two public prosecutors after they failed to appear before the court despite being summoned in cases pertaining to extortion.
During a hearing at Karachi Central Jail, the court stated that it had sought arguments from the prosecutor general two public prosecutors on the inclusion of sections of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 in extortion cases.
Irked by the absence, the court remarked that neither the prosecutor general appeared before the court, nor did any of the prosecutors gave their arguments, while notices issued to them were ignored.
Pakistan seeks to continue detention of British man convicted of murdering journalist Daniel Pearl Print this article
Authorities in Pakistan said they will seek to continue the detention of British national Omar Sheikh, who was convicted in 2002 on charges of masterminding the kidnapping and killing of
Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
A Pakistani court ordered the release of Sheikh on Thursday.
Faiz Shah, a prosecutor in the southern Sindh province, said that Sheikh will remain in prison, citing an earlier ruling from the country s Supreme Court. He will be detained, Shah told the
Wall Street Journal.
Pearl was reporting on militant networks in Pakistan for the
Man Charged With Killing Journalist Daniel Pearl Ordered Released By Pakistan Court
Thursday, December 24, 2020
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A provincial court in Pakistan ordered the release of a man charged with the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl, the latest twist in the court case concerning Pearl s abduction and gruesome killing nearly two decades ago.
In an order issued Thursday, the Sindh High Court in Karachi said Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, a British national, must be released from government detention by Dec. 27.
In April the same court partially overturned Sheikh s conviction and death sentence for the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Pearl in the southern port city. The court said Sheikh was guilty of only kidnapping Sheikh, and ordered him released from jail for time served. Another three accomplices had their convictions overturned completely and were also ordered released.