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Islamabad (AFP) - A British-born militant sentenced to death for the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl was ordered to be let out of prison Thursday by Pakistan's Supreme Court in the latest twist to a legal saga spanning nearly two decades. The court said, however, that Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh should remain in custody in accommodation similar to that given to prison staff while another appeal is considered. Sheikh and three accomplices have been behind bars since 2002 when they were convicted of the kidnapping and murder of Pearl -- at the time the South Asia bureau chief for the Wall...
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Islamabad (AFP) - Pakistan's top court on Tuesday ordered a British-born militant acquitted of murdering US journalist Daniel Pearl to be moved from prison to a "rest house" while fresh legal challenges are heard. The Supreme Court last week upheld a decision to overturn Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh’s murder conviction and death sentence, but his release has been opposed by the federal and provincial governments. An appeal against the decision has also been filed by Pearl's family. "He should be moved to a comfortable environment... to a good rest house where he can live a normal life," Justice Um...
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Islamabad (AFP) - The family of American journalist Daniel Pearl will challenge an order by Pakistan's top court to release a British-born militant acquitted of masterminding his kidnapping and brutal murder in 2002. The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the acquittal of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and three other men last year, triggering outrage from the United States. Pearl was the South Asia bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal when he was abducted and beheaded by jihadists in Karachi in January 2002 while researching a story about Islamist militants. "The Pearl family intends to file a rev...
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Washington (AFP) - The White House said it was "outraged" Thursday after Pakistan's top court upheld the acquittal and ordered the release of the militant convicted of masterminding the 2002 beheading of US journalist Daniel Pearl. Joe Biden's administration is "outraged by the Pakistani Supreme Court's decision," his chief spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters, underscoring the uneasy alliance between Washington and Islamabad, which has fractured many times over Islamist militancy. She called the ruling "an affront to terrorism victims everywhere" and demanded the Pakistani government "review...
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