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India Reports Another Record Day Of COVID-19 Deaths
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India has recorded a new global high for daily coronavirus cases for a fifth straight day, at 352,991.
The country has had over 17 million total infections and 195,123 deaths, though health experts say the death count is probably far higher.
In some of the worst-hit cities, including the capital New Delhi, bodies are being cremated in makeshift facilities offering mass services.
Amy Kazmin, South Asia Bureau Chief with the Financial Times, and Sandeep Kumar, Indian Ambassador to Ireland, joined us to discuss the severity of the situation.
Blinken calls Pakistan FM Qureshi, seeks accountability in Daniel Pearl murder case
Blinken calls Pakistan FM Qureshi, seeks accountability in Daniel Pearl murder case
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken urged Pakistan to explore all legal options to ensure that the killers of Pearl are brought to justice.
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Washington: US Secretary of State Tony Blinken has spoken over phone with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and discussed the accountability of convicted terrorists responsible for the murder of Daniel Pearl, according to the State Department.
Pearl, the 38-year-old South Asia bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, was abducted and beheaded while he was in Pakistan investigating a story in 2002 on the links between the country’s powerful spy agency ISI and al-Qaeda.
On This Day: American journalist Daniel Pearl murdered in Pakistan
What is the Daniel Pearl murder case, and who is Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh?
On February 1, 2002, American journalist Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and beheaded while he was working on a story about extremist groups in Pakistan.
Who was Daniel Pearl?
Born in New Jersey, United States (US), Daniel Pearl, aged 38, was an American journalist who worked as the South Asia Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal.
In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, Pearl visited Pakistan as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged links between Richard Reid the Shoe Bomber and al Qaeda, in 2002. He was subsequently kidnapped by militants and later beheaded.
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