ISLAMABAD: The federal government Monday submitted before the Supreme Court that the release of accused in the murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl would have global implications and requested.
ISLAMABAD: The federal government Monday submitted before the Supreme Court that the release of accused in the murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl would have global implications and requested.
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February 2, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The federal government Monday submitted before the Supreme Court (SC) that the release of accused in the murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl would have global implications and requested for suspending the Sindh High Court (SHC) order of Dec 24.
A three-member SC bench, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, heard the appeal, filed by the Sindh government, challenging the order passed by the Sindh High Court on Dec 24, 2020 regarding release of all four accused including Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, detained by the provincial government,
Attorney General Khalid Javed, without mentioning the name of Omar Sheikh, the main accused in the murder case of US journalist, submitted before the court that the instant case would have global implications and there would be serious consequences if the accused were released. He requested the court to suspend the SHC decision.