Daniel Pearl Murder: Pak SC Dismisses Govt s Request To Suspend Release Of Accused
To hear the government s position on the case, the Pakistan Supreme Court extended the interim detention by one day of the main accused and his three aides Facebook/Daniel Pearl Foundation Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-01T19:50:53+05:30 Daniel Pearl Murder: Pak SC Dismisses Govt s Request To Suspend Release Of Accused outlookindia.com 2021-02-01T21:22:45+05:30
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The Pakistan Supreme Court dismissed the government s plea to suspend the order to release British-born al-Qaeda terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and his three aides who were involved in the brutal murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl.
Updated Feb 01, 2021 | 15:53 IST
During the hearing on Monday, the Attorney General of Pakistan requested the Supreme Court to suspend the decision to release the accused so that he could argue the case in detail. Pearl case: Pak SC junks govt plea to suspend Omer s release | Photo Credit: ANI
Islamabad: The Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday rejected the government s request to suspend the order to release British-born al-Qaeda terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and his three aides in the brutal murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl, days after it announced to formally join the review proceedings against the acquittal of the accused amid mounting international pressure.
The Pakistan Supreme Court will hear a petition on February 1 filed by the Sindh government against the recent order to release all the accused persons in the murder case of American journalist Daniel Pearl. The provincial government challenged the Supreme Court s decision on Thursday, maintaining that the Sindh High Court s (SHC) order did not contain detailed reasons. The petition calls on the court to order a stay on the SHC S December 24, 2020, decision regarding the release of the four convicts, including Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the key accused. A three-judge bench of the apex court, which delivered Thursday s verdict, will not hear the plea.
Pakistan SC to hear plea against Daniel Pearl murder accused
The SHC ruling in the case has not gone well with the US administration. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that the US was outraged by the decision.
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Supreme Court will hear a petition on February 1 filed by the Sindh government against the recent order to release all the accused persons in the murder case of American journalist Daniel Pearl.
The provincial government challenged the Supreme Court s decision on Thursday, maintaining that the Sindh High Court s (SHC) order did not contain detailed reasons.
Justice eludes Daniel Pearl s family as Pakistan SC acquits key accused; all you need to know about 2002 murder case Omar Sheikh, a British-born man of Pakistani origin, who was convicted for the abduction and murder of WSJ reporter Daniel Pearl, was acquitted on Thursday. Sheikh was one of the three terrorists released by India after the hijacking of Indian Airlines plane in 1999 FP Staff January 30, 2021 21:23:17 IST In this March 29, 2002 file photo, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the alleged mastermind behind Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl s kidnap-slaying, appears at the court in Karachi. AP
Pakistan Supreme Court s decision this Thursday to allow a man named Ahmad Saeed Omar Sheikh to walk free has created ripples reaching out as far as the United States. Sheikh, a British-born man of Pakistani origin, was convicted for the 2002 abduction and m