Pearl, 38, was investigating Islamist militants in Karachi after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States when he was kidnapped. The government and Pearl’s parents challenged that decision and pleaded to the Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty. The Supreme Court turned down both pleas on Thursday. The United States had said that it may seek to try Sheikh if efforts to keep him in prison failed. “No amount of injustice will defeat our resolve to fight for justice for Daniel Pearl,” he said.

Source: bd News24 January 28, 2021 09:11 UTC