Pakistan SC orders launch of terrorist convicted of killing Daniel Pearl

Upholding the Sindh High Court’s resolution, the apex courtroom of Pakistan on Thursday ordered the quick launch of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the important thing accused within the beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl. The order was issued by a three-judge SC bench headed by Justice Mushir Alam. According to experiences, one member of the bench had opposed the choice.
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and three others had been arrested for the grotesque killing of the journalist, who was researching Islamic extremism when he was kidnapped from Karachi and killed in 2002. Sheikh was one of many terrorists freed by India together with Masood Azhar in 1999 to safe the discharge of passengers of the hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC-814.
“The court has come out to say that there is no offence that he has committed in this case,” Mahmood Sheikh, the lawyer representing convicted terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh mentioned after the SC’s verdict.
“Complete travesty of justice”, household of Daniel Pearl expresses shock on the SC resolution
Meanwhile, the household of the journalist, which had approached the Supreme Court in opposition to the Sindh High Court’s order, expressed shock on the apex courtroom’s resolution. “Today’s decision is a complete travesty of justice and the release of these killers puts in danger journalists everywhere and the people of Pakistan,” the Pearl household mentioned in a press release launched by their lawyer.
The United States and India have each expressed outrage over the ruling. According to media experiences, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken mentioned the Supreme Court ruling in favour of Sheikh was an “affront to terrorism victims everywhere, including in Pakistan”. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki mentioned the US was outraged by the choice.
Faisal Siddiqi, the Pearl household lawyer, mentioned that in sensible phrases, there aren’t any additional authorized avenues to pursue in Pakistan. He mentioned that even when they ask for a assessment of the courtroom resolution upholding Sheikh’s launch, the assessment can be carried out by the identical courtroom that upheld the attraction.
Nonetheless, the Sindh authorities has determined to hunt a assessment of the SC resolution, provincial Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah mentioned in a press release.
Sindh HC declares detention of convicted terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and others “null and void”
In December final 12 months, the Sindh High Court had declared the detention of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, Fahad Naseem, Sheikh Adil and Salman Saqib as “null and void” and ordered the quick launch of the terrorists. While delivering the order, a decide noticed: “These men have been in rotting in jail for the 18 years without committing any crime”. 
In the month of September, the Supreme Court of Pakistan had stayed the discharge of terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who’s the prime accused within the grotesque homicide of Daniel Pearl. 
Sheikh, a British nationwide, was given the demise penalty. However, in April final 12 months, the Sindh High Court had overturned the demise sentence and homicide conviction of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh. and decreased to a cost of kidnapping.