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Militant convicted and acquitted of Daniel Pearl murder to leave prison

Omar Sheikh ordered to be let out of prison Thursday by a Pakistan court in the latest twist to a legal saga spanning nearly two decades
Court says Sheikh should remain in custody in accommodation similar to that given to prison staff while another appeal is considered

By AFP · 25 March 2021

Pakistan transfers man acquitted in US reporter Daniel Pearl’s killing

By AP · 23 March 2021

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Convict in Daniel Pearl case moved outside main jail building today

By NAIMAT KHAN · 07 February 2021

US says ‘alarmed’ by Pakistani court’s order to move Omar Sheikh out of prison

By Arab News Pakistan · 03 February 2021

Pakistan court orders man convicted of Daniel Pearl murder shifted to state rest house

By Arab News Pakistan · 02 February 2021

Family of journalist Pearl to appeal against freeing of men convicted of his murder

By Reuters · 30 January 2021

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Attorney general says 'doubt' Omar Sheikh to be freed as Pakistan appeals Pearl verdict

By Aamir Saeed - NAIMAT KHAN · 29 January 2021

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By Arab News Pakistan · 29 January 2021

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Omar Sheikh masterminded my brother’s kidnapping, truth will prevail — Daniel Pearl’s sister

By AMAL KHAN & MEHREEN ZAHRA-MALIK · 29 January 2021

US says 'no comment' as Pakistan orders release of convict in Daniel Pearl killing

By Arab News Pakistan · 28 January 2021

Lawyer for Daniel Pearl's family faces uphill legal fight

By AP · 15 January 2021

Lawyer seeks to free man acquitted in Daniel Pearl’s killing

By AP · 06 January 2021

US says ‘grateful’ to Pakistan for appealing acquittals in Daniel Pearl murder

By Arab News Pakistan · 30 December 2020

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