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Daniel Pearl Murder Case: SC orders release of prime accused Omar Sheikh

ISLAMABAD: SCP has today dismissed Sindh Govt.’s appeal against SHC order and directed authorities to release Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the prime accused in 2002 murder case of WSJ’s Daniel Pearl. 

A three-judge SC bench headed by Justice Mushir Alam issued the short order. One member of the bench opposed the decision.

According to the attorney of the accused: “The court has come out to say that there is no offence that he has committed in this case.”

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.