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A Pakistan court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of the prime accused in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

A Pakistan court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of the prime accused in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. Ahmed Omer Saeed Sheikh will now serve seven years in prison, as per the Sindh High Court's latest verdict. The two-judge bench commuted the sentence citing no proof against the murder charged hence he was sentenced for kidnapping only. Sheikh, who was born in Britain and studied at the London School of Economics, was arrested in India in the 1990s for his involvement in the kidnapping of western tourists in 1994. He was one of three men released from an Indian prison after militants hijacked an Indian airliner in late 1999 and flew it to Afghanistan, where the then-ruling Taliban regime helped negotiate an exchange with the Indian government officials. He is most well known for his role in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal South Asia Bureau Chief Daniel Pearl who is in Pakistan for investigation after 9/11 attacks. On February 12, Pakistani police arrested Saeed in Lahore, in connection with the Pearl kidnapping. In July he was sentenced to death by a special judge of anti-terrorism court Syed Ali Ashraf Shah for the journalist's murder. Interestingly, former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf stated that Saeed was originally recruited by British intelligence agency, MI6, while he was studying at the London School of Economics, in his book the Line of Fire. Musharraf also alleged that Saeed was sent to the Balkans by MI6 to engage in jihadi operations and "At some point, he probably became a rogue or double agent".

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Sindh court lets journalist Daniel Pearl's murderers walk free?

The Sindh HC in Pakistan has allowed all the accused involved in the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl to walk free. The court reduced the main accused Omar Sheikh's death sentence to only seven years in jail. Since Sheikh had already served a prison sentence he would be released in a few days.

Daniel Pearl murder case: Main accused Omar Sheikh to be released in few days

The Sindh High Court in Pakistan April 2 commuted the death sentence of the prime accused Ahmed Omer Saeed Sheikh in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. Who was Daniel pearl and why was he beheaded?

Who was Daniel pearl? Why was he beheaded in 2002?

The Sindh High Court in Pakistan on Thursday (April 2) commuted the death sentence of the prime accused in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. Ahmed Omer Saeed Sheikh will now serve seven years in prison.

Pakistan court gives verdict in 2002 Daniel Pearl kidnapping and murder case