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The government in southern Sindh province filed a petition asking the top court to review its decision, said the Pearl family’s lawyer, Faisal Siddiqi, and a government prosecutor. “We have filed three review petitions,” said the prosecutor, Faiz Shah, explaining that the petitions would seek a reversal of the acquittal and the reinstatement of Sheikh’s death penalty. “Being aggrieved of and dissatisfied with the judgment, the petitioner files an instant criminal review petition for leave to appeal on matters of law, facts and grounds,” the petition read. The release orders would stand irrespective of the review petition, said the provincial law minister, Murtaza Wahab. ....
Pakistan appeals against freeing Islamists convicted of U.S. journalist Pearl s beheading Daniel Pearl was investigating Islamist militants in Karachi after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States when he was kidnapped. A video of his beheading emerged weeks later. Written By: Syed Raza Hassan and Asif Shahzad / Reuters | 2:22 pm, Jan. 29, 2021 × A portrait of the Wall Street Journal s reporter Daniel Pearl stands with a candle at the altar at Fleet Street s journalists chapel St. Brides Church prior to a memorial service in London on March 5, 2002. Pearl was murdered after being captured in Pakistan and held hostage as his captors attempted to bargain the release of prisoners held by the U.S. in Cuba. REUTERS/Ian Waldie IW/NMB/File Photo ....
Pakistan government appeals against acquittal of men convicted of beheading US journalist Pearl A policeman walks past the Supreme Court building in Islamabad, Pakistan on October 31, 2018. File Photo: Reuters/ Faisal Mahmood Reuters, Karachi Reuters, Karachi Pakistan s government on Friday appealed to the Supreme Court to review its decision to free an Islamist convicted of kidnapping and beheading US journalist Daniel Pearl, a day after the United States expressed deep concerns over the ruling. A panel of three judges of the court on Thursday acquitted British-born Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh and his three co-accused, who had been convicted in 2002 on charges of kidnapping and murder of the Wall Street Journal reporter. ....
Jan. 29, 2021 Pakistan s government on Friday appealed to the Supreme Court to review its decision to free an Islamist convicted of kidnapping and beheading U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl, a day after the United States expressed deep concerns over the ruling. A panel of three judges of the court on Thursday acquitted British-born Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh and his three co-accused, who had been convicted in 2002 on charges of kidnapping and murder of the Wall Street Journal reporter. The court ordered the Islamist and his co-accused released forthwith if they are not required in any other case. The government in southern Sindh province filed a petition asking the top court to review its decision, the Pearl family s lawyer Faisal Siddiqi and the Sindh government s prosecutor told Reuters. ....
Pakistan appeals acquittal of men convicted of beheading U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl Pakistan s government on Friday appealed to the country s Supreme Court to review its decision to free an Islamist convicted of kidnapping and beheading U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl, a day after the United States expressed deep concerns over the ruling. Social Sharing Thomson Reuters · Posted: Jan 29, 2021 5:14 AM ET | Last Updated: January 29 Daniel Pearl, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, was kidnapped and beheaded in Pakistan in 2002. On Thursday, Paskistan s Supreme Court ordered the release of four people convicted in his murder.(Getty Images) Pakistan s government on Friday appealed to the Supreme Court to review its decision to free an Islamist convicted of kidnapping and beheading U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl, a day after the United States expressed deep concerns over the ruling. ....