ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday issued a detailed verdict in the January 28 decision to release Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh, saying that the charges could not be substantiated by the prosecution. Sheikh had been held on charges of kidnapping and killing American journalist Daniel Pearl. A three-member SC bench headed by Justice Mushir Alam, including Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, released the detailed verdict on Friday, given with a 2:1 majority. “Had the original video clip been found, a forensic analysis would have been conducted as the court cannot rely on video evidence without it,” the SC ruled. “The prosecution’s evidence against Ahmed Omar Sheikh […] in Daniel Pearl murder case was sufficient,” the judge said.

Source: Pakistan Today March 26, 2021 18:00 UTC