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NEW YORK: The US State Department on Friday welcomed Pakistan’s decision to file an appeal against overturning of three convictions and commuting death sentence of prime accused in the abduction and murder of an American journalist Daniel Pearl by the Sindh High Court.
Daniel Pearl was the South Asian bureau chief of American publication. He was kidnapped on January 2002, in Karachi and later beheaded by his captors when their demands were not accepted.
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Allice Wells in a tweet said: “The overturning of the convictions for Daniel Pearl’s murder is an affront to victims of terrorism everywhere. We welcome Pakistan’s decision to appeal the verdict”. Wells further added that those responsible for Pearl’s kidnapping and murder still had to face the full measure of justice.
The overturning of the convictions for Daniel Pearl’s murder is an affront to victims of terrorism everywhere. We welcome Pakistan’s decision to appeal the verdict. Those responsible for Daniel's heinous kidnapping and murder must face the full measure of justice. AGW
— State_SCA (@State_SCA) April 2, 2020
Earlier, the Sindh High Court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of key accused Omar Saeed Sheikh to seven-year imprisonment and acquitted three suspects, Fahad Naseem, Salman Saqib and Sheikh Adil in kidnapping and murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl.
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