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TopicDaniel Pearl

Topic: Daniel Pearl

Operation Sindoor brings Daniel Pearl back in focus. How slain WSJ journalist’s father reacted

The Wall Street Journal reporter was kidnapped and later beheaded by Al Qaeda leader Omar Saeed Sheikh in 2002 in Karachi.

Pakistan wants Biden to see from new lens. But it made a mess in Daniel Pearl’s case

The case against alleged murderers of Daniel Pearl was heard by a judge who is steeped in suspicion of the West. He doesn’t believe that 9/11 happened.

Denial of bail to comic Munawar Faruqui is Orwellian. As a democracy, we can’t laugh it off

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Pakistan will seek to continue detention of Daniel Pearl murder convict Omar Sheikh — WSJ report

Sindh HC ordered Omar’s release Thursday. But a Wall Street Journal report quotes a Pakistani legal official, who says he will remain behind bars as authorities will try to prevent his release.

Modi outreach to farmers a step forward. It will be good if talks resume in a spirit of sincerity

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Pakistan court orders immediate release of Daniel Pearl murder accused Omar Sheikh, others

Months after it acquitted the convicts in the Daniel Pearl murder case, the Sindh High Court declared the detention orders of the terrorists ‘null and void’.

We are standing up for all in Pakistan: Daniel Pearl’s parents appeal Omar Sheikh acquittal

The Sindh High Court recently overturned the conviction of mastermind Omar Saeed Sheikh and his three co-conspirators for the journalist’s kidnapping and murder.

Omar Sheikh was let go because someone in Pakistan wanted him freed, like mentor Masood Azhar

Coronavirus pandemic, world distracted by Afghan peace deal and weak case in the murder of Daniel Pearl opened a window to acquit Omar Sheikh. But the US noticed.

On Camera

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.