Pakistan: Death sentence of Daniel Pearl's killer overturned by court
4 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan: Death sentence of Daniel Pearl's killer overturned by court

Deccan Chronicle  

Karachi: In a development which is likely to raise questions about Pakistan’s commitment to fight terrorism, a court in Karachi on Thursday overturned the death sentence of British-born top al-Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was convicted in the abduction and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002. On Thursday, the Sindh High Court commuted the death sentence of Sheikh, 46, to seven years in prison. A two-judge bench headed by Justice Mohammad Karim Khan Agha also acquitted the three others - Fahad Naseem, Salman Saqib and Sheikh Adil- serving life sentences in the case, the Dawn newspaper reported. The incident came three years after Sheikh, along with Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar and Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, was released by India in 1999 and given safe passage to Afghanistan in exchange for the nearly 150 passengers of hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 814.

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Pakistani court sentences man to death and teenager to life in prison for insulting Islam’s prophet
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Pakistani court sentences man to death and teenager to life in prison for insulting Islam’s prophet

Associated Press  

MULTAN, Pakistan — A Pakistani court sentenced a 22-year-old student to death and gave a teenager a life sentence in two separate cases after finding them guilty of insulting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, a defense lawyer and officials said Monday. Aslam Gujar, a lawyer who represented student Junaid Munir, told The Associated Press that the judge in the city of Gujranwala …

Big relief for Imran Khan: Islamabad HC suspends Pak ex-PM's 3-year sentence in Toshakhana case
1 year, 4 months ago

Big relief for Imran Khan: Islamabad HC suspends Pak ex-PM's 3-year sentence in Toshakhana case

Firstpost  

On 5 August, a district and sessions court in Islamabad had convicted Imran Khan in the case filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan that involved concealing details of state gifts In a major relief for Imran Khan, the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday suspended the former Pakistan prime minister’s three-year sentence in the Toshakhana case The order was pronounced …

Imran Khan's Conviction Suspended by Islamabad HC: What is Toshakhana Case & Timeline of Trial
1 year, 4 months ago

Imran Khan's Conviction Suspended by Islamabad HC: What is Toshakhana Case & Timeline of Trial

News 18  

In a turn of events, the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday suspended former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s conviction and three-year sentence in the Toshakhana case. Khan was arrested earlier this month from his Lahore residence shortly after an Islamabad trial court declared him guilty of “corrupt practices” in the Toshakhana case and sentenced him to three-year imprisonment. August 5, …

Pakistan man gets death sentence over blasphemous content on WhatsApp
1 year, 9 months ago

Pakistan man gets death sentence over blasphemous content on WhatsApp

India Today  

A Muslim man in Pakistan has been awarded a death sentence over blasphemous content on a WhatsApp group. "Accused Syed Muhammad Zeeshan, son of Syed Zakaullah in custody has been convicted and sentenced after being found guilty", the court order said, a copy of which was obtained by AFP. His counsel told AFP that a case was initiated after Muhammad …

Pakistani court sentences man to death for WhatsApp ‘blasphemy’
1 year, 9 months ago

Pakistani court sentences man to death for WhatsApp ‘blasphemy’

Hindustan Times  

An anti-terrorism court in northwest Pakistan has convicted and sentenced a Muslim man to death after he was accused of posting Pakistan court sentences man to death for blasphemy in a WhatsApp group. The case arose after Muhammad Saeed, a resident of Talagang in Punjab province filed an application with the Federal Investigation Agency two years ago accusing Zeeshan of …

Pakistan sentences 4 to death over attack near militant home
2 years, 11 months ago

Pakistan sentences 4 to death over attack near militant home

Associated Press  

MULTAN, Pakistan — A Pakistani court on Wednesday sentenced four men to death for their involvement in a car bombing last year that killed four people near the residence of an anti-India militant leader. The court also served up a five-year jail term for a woman convicted of facilitating the attack in the eastern city of Lahore, according to a …

Justice eludes Daniel Pearl's family as Pakistan SC acquits key accused; all you need to know about 2002 murder case
3 years, 11 months ago

Justice eludes Daniel Pearl's family as Pakistan SC acquits key accused; all you need to know about 2002 murder case

Firstpost  

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 Pakistan Supreme Court’s decision this Thursday to allow a man named Ahmad Saeed Omar Sheikh to …

Fix accountability in Daniel Pearl murder case, Blinken tells Qureshi
3 years, 11 months ago

Fix accountability in Daniel Pearl murder case, Blinken tells Qureshi

The Hindu  

U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken has spoken over phone with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and discussed the accountability of convicted terrorists responsible for the murder of Daniel Pearl, according to the State Department. “Blinken and Qureshi discussed how to ensure accountability for convicted terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and others responsible for the kidnapping and murder of …

Daniel Pearl Killing: Why Pakistan Acquitted Accused Omar Sheikh, Militant That India Released in 2000
3 years, 11 months ago

Daniel Pearl Killing: Why Pakistan Acquitted Accused Omar Sheikh, Militant That India Released in 2000

News 18  

Daniel Pearl Case: Why Pakistan Acquitted Prime Accused Omar Sheikh who was Once Held in IndiaOver 18 years after the brutal beheading of United States journalist Daniel Pearl shook the world, Pakistan’s Supreme Court has acquitted the man accused of kidnapping and killing the Wall Street Journal reporter of all charges. In 2002, following pressure from the US, Ahmed Omar …

U.S. ‘outraged’ over Pakistan SC acquitting Daniel Pearl murder accused
3 years, 11 months ago

U.S. ‘outraged’ over Pakistan SC acquitting Daniel Pearl murder accused

The Hindu  

The White House has expressed “outrage” over Pakistan Supreme Court’s decision acquitting those involved in the sensational kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl in 2002 and said that the judgement is an "affront" to terrorism victims everywhere. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, during her daily news conference on Thursday, said: “The United States is outraged by the Pakistani Supreme …

US says ready to prosecute Daniel Pearl’s killer Omar Sheikh, after Pak SC acquits him
3 years, 11 months ago

US says ready to prosecute Daniel Pearl’s killer Omar Sheikh, after Pak SC acquits him

Live Mint  

Slamming the Pakistani court's decision to acquit journalist Daniel Pearl's killer Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, State Secretary Antony Blinken said that Washington is ready to prosecute Sheikh in the United States for his horrific crimes against an American citizen. Early today, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the United States is outraged with the Pakistani Supreme Court's decision to …

Omar Sheikh's acquittal is a 'travesty of justice', says India
3 years, 11 months ago

Omar Sheikh's acquittal is a 'travesty of justice', says India

India Today  

India said on Thursday that the order of Pakistan’s Supreme Court to release British-born al-Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, an accused in the 2002 beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl, is a “travesty of justice”. It is a travesty of justice not to find Omar Sheikh guilty of any charges in this heinous act of terror.” “I had mentioned …

Pakistan court releases men who beheaded US journalist Daniel Pearl
3 years, 11 months ago

Pakistan court releases men who beheaded US journalist Daniel Pearl

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered …

Daniel Pearl murder accused Omar Saeed’s acquittal ‘truly demonstrates’ Pakistan’s intent on terrorism: India
3 years, 11 months ago

Daniel Pearl murder accused Omar Saeed’s acquittal ‘truly demonstrates’ Pakistan’s intent on terrorism: India

The Hindu  

The acquittal of terror accused Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh “demonstrates” the real intent of Pakistan on acting against terror elements based in that country, said an official of the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday. Addressing the weekly press briefing online, Official Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said India continues to call upon Pakistan for “verifiable” action against terror masterminds. “This case …

Pak SC orders release of prime suspect in American journalist Daniel Pearl's murder
3 years, 11 months ago

Pak SC orders release of prime suspect in American journalist Daniel Pearl's murder

India TV News  

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of British-born al-Qaeda militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the prime accused in the beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002 in Karachi. The apex court dismissed the Sindh provincial government's appeal against the Sindh High Court's decision to overturn the conviction of Sheikh for the beheading of Pearl, the 38-year-old South …

US says it won’t allow Daniel Pearl murder suspect to evade justice
4 years ago

US says it won’t allow Daniel Pearl murder suspect to evade justice

Live Mint  

The US warned Wednesday it won’t allow a Pakistani man who was convicted and later acquitted in the 2002 murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl to evade justice after a provincial court in Pakistan ordered his release. The warning from acting US Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen comes days after the Sindh High Court in Pakistan's south overturned a government detention …

Pakistan's Sindh govt not to release Daniel Pearl murder accused Omar Sheikh
4 years ago

Pakistan's Sindh govt not to release Daniel Pearl murder accused Omar Sheikh

India Today  

Three days after ordering immediate release of Omar Saeed Sheikh declaring his connection with the abduction and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl null and void, Pakistan's Sindh province government on Sunday decided not to release the British-born al-Qaeda leader and his three aides, in view of a Supreme Court order, media report said. On Thursday, in a surprise move, …

U.S. expresses ‘deep concern’ over Pak. court's ruling in Daniel Pearl case
4 years ago

U.S. expresses ‘deep concern’ over Pak. court's ruling in Daniel Pearl case

The Hindu  

The U.S. on Friday expressed "deep concern" over a Pakistani court's order to release British-born al-Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and his three aides, who were convicted and sentenced in the abduction and murder case of American journalist Daniel Pearl. In a surprise move, a two-judge Bench of the Sindh High Court on Thursday directed security agencies not to …

US 'deeply concerned' over Pakistan court ordering release of Daniel Pearl murder accused
4 years ago

US 'deeply concerned' over Pakistan court ordering release of Daniel Pearl murder accused

India Today  

The US State Department said it is “deeply concerned” at the reports of a Pakistani court ordering the release of terrorists involved in the murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl. In a series of tweets, the State Department has said, “We are deeply concerned by the reports of the December 24 ruling of Sindh High Court to release multiple terrorists …

Pakistani Lawyer Says Daniel Pearl Murder Key Accused Claims Himself 'Scapegoat' Arrested Under 'US Pressure'
4 years ago

Pakistani Lawyer Says Daniel Pearl Murder Key Accused Claims Himself 'Scapegoat' Arrested Under 'US Pressure'

News 18  

A lawyer representing the parents of slain US journalist Daniel Pearl has produced a handwritten letter in Pakistan’s Supreme Court in which the key accused in the case claimed that he was a ”scapegoat” arrested under ”US pressure” and the real mastermind was a Karachi-based terrorist. According to a Express Tribune report on Sunday, Faisal Siddiqui, counsel for Pearl’s parents, …

Pakistan court resumes appeal hearing in Daniel Pearl murder
4 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan court resumes appeal hearing in Daniel Pearl murder

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pakistan’s top court on …

Pakistan Court Adjourns Daniel Pearl Murder Case for Four Weeks
4 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan Court Adjourns Daniel Pearl Murder Case for Four Weeks

News 18  

Pakistan’s top court on Thursday adjourned for four weeks the hearing of an appeal from the family of American journalist Daniel Pearl against the acquittal of a British-born Pakistani man convicted over the 2002 beheading of the Wall Street Journal reporter. But a lower Pakistani court in April acquitted him, a move that stunned the US government, Pearl’s family and …

Daniel Pearl's Murder Accused to Remain in Jail for Another Three Months in Pakistan
4 years, 3 months ago

Daniel Pearl's Murder Accused to Remain in Jail for Another Three Months in Pakistan

News 18  

Islamabad: British-born al-Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and his three aides – the main accused in the abduction and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl will remain in jail for another three months, according to an order issued by Pakistan's Sindh government on Wednesday. In April, a two-judge Sindh High Court bench commuted the death sentence of 46-year-old Sheikh, …

Pakistan to Keep Top Suspect in 2002 Daniel Pearl Murder Case in Jail for Another 3 Months
4 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan to Keep Top Suspect in 2002 Daniel Pearl Murder Case in Jail for Another 3 Months

News 18  

A British-born Pakistani man who has been on death row over the 2002 killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl will remain in jail for another three months despite his acquittal by a lower court earlier this year, according to a government order on Wednesday. The development was announced by prosecutors during a brief hearing of the high-profile case at Pakistans …

Pak. SC accepts appeal by Daniel Pearl’s family
4 years, 3 months ago

Pak. SC accepts appeal by Daniel Pearl’s family

The Hindu  

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday accepted an appeal by the family of slain American journalist Daniel Pearl seeking to keep a British-born Pakistani man on death row over the beheading of the Wall Street Journal reporter. The court delayed until next week hearing the appeal over the lower-court acquittal of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who had been on death row …

US slams Pakistan court for overturning death sentence of convict in Daniel Pearl murder case, calls it 'affront' to victims of terror
4 years, 9 months ago

US slams Pakistan court for overturning death sentence of convict in Daniel Pearl murder case, calls it 'affront' to victims of terror

Firstpost  

The US on Friday criticised a Pakistani court for overturning the death sentence of British-born top al-Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was convicted in the abduction and murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl. Washington: The US on Friday criticised a Pakistani court for overturning the death sentence of British-born top Al-Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was …

Daniel Pearl killing: Pakistani court overturns death sentence of prime accused Ahmed Omar Sheikh, acquits three others
4 years, 9 months ago

Daniel Pearl killing: Pakistani court overturns death sentence of prime accused Ahmed Omar Sheikh, acquits three others

Firstpost  

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 on the alleged links between the country’s powerful spy agency ISI and al-Qaeda. Sheikh was arrested from Lahore in February 2002 and sentenced to death five months later by an anti-terrorism court. Karachi: A Pakistani court …

Daniel Pearl Murder Case: 4 accused to walk free after Pak court overturns death sentence
4 years, 9 months ago

Daniel Pearl Murder Case: 4 accused to walk free after Pak court overturns death sentence

India TV News  

In the case of kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, a Pakistan court on Thursday overturned the charges of murder on British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and 3 others. “The court has commuted Omar’s death sentence to a seven-year sentence,” Khawaja Naveed, the defence lawyer told news agency Reuters. The Sindh High Court also acquitted …

Pakistan’s Lahore HC revokes Pervez Musharraf’s death sentence, guilty verdict
4 years, 11 months ago

Pakistan’s Lahore HC revokes Pervez Musharraf’s death sentence, guilty verdict

Live Mint  

A Pakistani high court on Monday revoked a guilty verdict and death sentence handed down to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for treason, declaring that the formation of the court that sentenced him was unconstitutional, a government law officer said. Lahore High Court "has declared everything from the initiation of the complaint and its conclusion unconstitutional", Additional Attorney General of …

Pak court sentences Pervez Musharraf to death
5 years ago

Pak court sentences Pervez Musharraf to death

Deccan Chronicle  

Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to death in high treason case. Military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor immediately said that the armed forces were furious over the verdict as a former army chief cannot be a ‘traitor.’ He said Mr Musharraf had fought wars for Pakistan, adding the case was heared in urgency. …

Daniel Pearl killing: Two Pakistan Taliban militants arrested by counter-terrorism officials from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
5 years, 8 months ago

Daniel Pearl killing: Two Pakistan Taliban militants arrested by counter-terrorism officials from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Firstpost  

Pearl, who was the South Asia Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal, was kidnapped and later beheaded by terrorists in Pakistan. Peshawar: Two Pakistan Taliban militants have been arrested for their involvement in the kidnapping and killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl and several terror-related activities in the country, officials said on Friday. Azeem, an active member of the …

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