US reporter Daniel Pearl is seen at an undisclosed location with a copy of Pakistan's English language newspaper Dawn. Photo: The Washington Post via AFP US reporter Daniel Pearl is seen at an undisclosed location with a copy of Pakistan's English language newspaper Dawn. Photo: The Washington Post via AFP
US reporter Daniel Pearl is seen at an undisclosed location with a copy of Pakistan's English language newspaper Dawn. Photo: The Washington Post via AFP
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US ‘outraged’ by Pakistan order to free accused killer of journalist Daniel Pearl

  • Biden spokeswoman calls the decision to release convicted mastermind Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and three accomplices ‘an affront to terrorism victims everywhere’
  • Pearl was abducted in Karachi while researching a story on Islamist militants and later beheaded

Topic |   Pakistan
Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 10:09pm, 29 Jan, 2021

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US reporter Daniel Pearl is seen at an undisclosed location with a copy of Pakistan's English language newspaper Dawn. Photo: The Washington Post via AFP US reporter Daniel Pearl is seen at an undisclosed location with a copy of Pakistan's English language newspaper Dawn. Photo: The Washington Post via AFP
US reporter Daniel Pearl is seen at an undisclosed location with a copy of Pakistan's English language newspaper Dawn. Photo: The Washington Post via AFP
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