ISLAMABAD: Accepting the petition of parents of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday barred the Sindh government from releasing the prime suspect in the case. “Sheikh was arrested on January 13, 2002, and on April 22, 2002 charges were framed against him,” he said. Amir Afzal, the receptionist at Akbar International Hotel where Sheikh and Pearl met, also identified the accused during an identity parade, he said. When asked by the court who identified the accused, Naek reiterated that the taxi driver had identified him during an identity parade. Evidence entered into court accused Sheikh of luring Pearl to his death, giving the American journalist a false sense of security as he promised to introduce him to a cleric with militant links.

Source: Pakistan Today September 28, 2020 11:37 UTC