Daniel Pearl case: Sindh government to challenge SHC verdict

Sindh Government will file an appeal in Supreme Court (SC) against the judgment of Sindh High Court (SHC) in the Daniel Pearl case. SHC had acquitted three suspects of being involved in the kidnapping and murder of American journalist in 2002 and overturned the death penalty given to Omer Saeed Sheikh for murdering Pearl and instead handed him a seven-year imprisonment sentence for kidnapping the journalist.
"Yes, provincial government will file an appeal in apex court against this judgment," Salman Talabuddin, Advocate General Sindh confirmed to Business Recorder on telephone on Friday.
According to sources in Prosecution Department Sindh, provincial government might file appeal on Saturday against SHC verdict. Meanwhile, Sindh government invoked the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) law to keep the four men suspected of murdering US journalist Daniel Pearl in detention for another 90 days.
According to a notification issued by the Sindh Home Ministry, the release of Omer Saeed Sheikh, Fahad Naseem, Syed Salman Saqib and Sheikh Mohammad Adil could jeopardise the law and order situation in the province, thus necessitating their continued detention.