City
Epaper

Daniel Pearl murder case: Pakistan SC allows main accused Sheikh to move to Lahore jail

By ANI | Updated: March 26, 2021 15:55 IST

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday allowed government authorities to move Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the main accused in the case of beheading American scribe Daniel Pearl in 2002, to the Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore.

Open in App

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday allowed government authorities to move Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the main accused in the case of beheading American scribe Del Pearl in 2002, to the Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore.

A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, heard the matter pertaining to the release of accused persons in the Del Pearl murder case, reported The News International.

Chaudhry Faisal Hussain, Additional Advocate General Punjab, informed the court that the main accused Ahmed Omer Saeed Sheikh had moved an application praying for shifting him to Punjab as his family was living there.

Justice Umer Ata Bandial asked the law officer that the government of Punjab in compliance of court's order should ensure all best facilities to the accused persons.

He also said that the court was not satisfied with the continued detention of the Sheikh and other accused despite their acquittal in the murder case, reported The News International.

In 2002, Pearl, the 38-year-old journalist of The Wall Street Journal's South Asia bureau, was abducted and beheaded while he was in Pakistan to investigate a story of terror groups' links to Al-Qaeda.

Sheikh was arrested in 2002 but was acquitted by the Pakistan Supreme Court earlier this year, sparking worldwide rage and condemnation.

Meanwhile, the law officer told Justice Sajjad Ali Shah that Sheikh will be shifted within a week, the Pakist daily reported.

Last month, the court had ordered the shifting of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh to a government rest house providing facilities for a normal life but without access to the outside world through telephone, internet, etc.

The provincial government should provide the immediate family of the detenue reasonable transportation and accommodation in Karachi", the court order had further directed.

The United States had expressed deep concerns over the release of multiple terrorists responsible for the murder of Pearl.

Earlier this year, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had earlier talked with Pakist counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi and had discussed ways to ensure accountability for convicted terrorist Sheikh regarding Pearl's murder case.

( With inputs from ANI )

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: PitayaNews InternationalLahoreSupreme CourtPearlAhmed omar saeed sheikhAhmed omar sheikhOmar saeedOmar saeed sheikhAhmed saeed
Open in App

Related Stories

BusinessVodafone Idea Share Price Falls as Supreme Court Postpones AGR Dues Hearing to Oct 6

BusinessVodafone Idea Share Price Falls By 6% Ahead of Supreme Court Hearing On Rs, 9450 Crore AGR Dues

NationalDelhi Metro Tragedy: Woman Falls or Jumps From Supreme Court Station; Investigation Underway

BusinessVodafone Idea Shares Rise by 1%: Telecom Stock Jumps 15% in One Month After Government Signals Support on AGR Dues

NationalSupreme Court Rejects Jacqueline Fernandez’s Plea to Dismiss Rs 215 Crore Money Laundering Charges Linked to Sukesh Chandrashekhar

International Realted Stories

InternationalAfghanistan restores internet after 72-hour nationwide blackout

InternationalIndia to host Conclave of Army Chiefs of UN Troop Contributing Countries in Delhi from Oct 14-16

InternationalUS should deepen defence ties with India to counter China, says expert

InternationalUKPNP raises alarm over humanitarian crisis in PoJK at UNHRC session in Geneva

InternationalQatar PM says Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan meets key goals, urges all sides to seize momentum