The Sindh High Court sought on Wednesday a detailed report on the detention of Ahmed Omar Sheikh and others, who have been acquitted of Daniel Pearl's murder. Hearing a plea challenging Sheikh's detention after the acquittal, the court also summoned Sindh IGP Mushtaq Mahar and other officials, seeking an explanation on the matter. It moves the court to nullify the notification issued for extending the detention and order the release of Sheikh and others acquitted in the case. At the hearing, the petitioner's counsel told the court that authorities had given no reason for keeping his client in detention. Expressing annoyance at the Sindh government for detaining acquitted persons, the court asked, "Does the government want to turn the country into a banana republic?

Source: The Express Tribune November 05, 2020 06:45 UTC