A division bench has directed the superintendent of the Central Prison Karachi to appear before it on July 20 along with complete record of a prisoner who reportedly went missing from the jail. PPI/File
KARACHI: Sindh High Court’s division bench headed by Justice K. K. Agha on Thursday directed the superintendent of the Central Prison Karachi to appear before it on July 20 along with complete record of a prisoner who reportedly went missing from the jail.
The bench asked the investigating officer to look into this aspect after the lawyer for petitioner contended that the report of jail authorities about “release” of the missing person was bogus.
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KARACHI: The Sindh Home Department issued a notification on Saturday regarding moving Ahmed Omar Sheikh and four other accused in the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl, from jail to a newly-built facility within the boundaries of the Central Prison Karachi.
The notification came following the apex court’s order directing the provincial government to immediately shift Sheikh – convicted as the prime accused and sentenced to death for kidnapping and murdering Pearl – from his death cell to a government rest house.
Pakistani authorities have issued a notification to shift British-born al-Qaeda terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the main accused in the sensational kidnapping and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002, from jail to a newly-built facility within the boundaries of the Central Prison in Karachi.
Karachi, February 7
Pakistani authorities have issued a notification to shift British-born al-Qaeda terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the main accused in the sensational kidnapping and murder of US
Sindh govt issues notification to move Pearl murder accused to rest house
The order came after SC ordered the Sindh govt to immediately shift Sheikh from his death cell to regular prison cell
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh (C, pictured 2002), who had been convicted over the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl, was ordered released on December 24, 2020. AFP
KARACHI:
The Sindh Home Department issued a notification on Saturday regarding moving Ahmed Omar Sheikh and four other accused in the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl, from jail to a newly-built facility within the boundaries of the Central Prison Karachi.
The notification came following the apex court s order directing the provincial government to immediately shift Sheikh – convicted as the prime accused and sentenced to death for kidnapping and murdering Pearl – from his death cell to a government rest house.