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February 2, 2021
Pakistan orders man acquitted in Pearl murder off death row
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Pakistani-British man acquitted of the 2002 gruesome beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl off death row and moved to a so-called government “safe house.”…READ MORE
January 31, 2021
EXPLAINER: What’s next if Pakistan frees man in Pearl murder
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is scrambling to manage the fallout from a decision by the country’s Supreme Court to free the Pakistani-British man accused in the 2002 beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl.…READ MORE
January 28, 2021
Pakistani suspect admits to role in Daniel Pearl’s beheading
ISLAMABAD (AP) — After 18 years of denial, the Pakistani suspect convicted and later acquitted in the 2002 beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl has told a court he played a “minor” role in the killing, the Pearl family lawyer said Wednesday.…READ MORE