US Expresses Concern Over Pakistan SC Acquitting Daniel Pearl’s Killers
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. File Photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-29T09:23:23+05:30 US Expresses Concern Over Pakistan SC Acquitting Daniel Pearl’s Killers outlookindia.com 2021-01-29T09:25:51+05:30
The White House said it was outraged after Pakistan s Supreme Court upheld the acquittal and ordered the release of the militant convicted of masterminding the 2002 beheading of US journalist Daniel Pearl.
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US News: The White House has expressed “outrage” over Pakistan Supreme Court's decision acquitting those involved in the sensational kidnapping and murder of D
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KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan’s government on Friday appealed to the Supreme Court to review its decision to free a British-born Islamist and three others convicted of beheading U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002.
FILE PHOTO: 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 March 5, 2002. REUTERS/Ian Waldie IW/NMB/File Photo
The United States has expressed concern over the ruling and top U.S. diplomat Antony Blinken repeated a call for accountability in his first phone call with Pakistan’s foreign minister on Friday.
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Omar Sheikh must not be permitted to evade justice in Daniel Pearl s murder, says US Justice Dept ANI | Updated: Jan 29, 2021 07:26 IST
Washington DC [US], January 29 (ANI): Expressing concern over the acquittal in the Daniel Pearlmurder cases, the US Justice Department on Thursday said Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh must not be permitted to evade justice for his role in the abduction and murder of the American citizen. We are deeply concerned by the Pakistani Supreme Court s ruling affirming the acquittal of individuals convicted by a Pakistani trial court for the kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl. Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh has long been indicted in the United States and must be held accountable for his crimes, Acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson said, as quoted by the Justice Department.