The US State Department confirmed on Thursday that Daniel Pearl, the `Wall Street Journal` reporter kidnapped last month in Pakistan, is dead.
"Our embassy in Pakistan has confirmed today that they have received evidence that Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is dead," spokesman Richard Boucher said in a statement.
"We have informed Mr Pearl`s family and expressed our sincere condolences."
"The murder of Mr Pearl is an outrage and we condemn it," Boucher said. "Both the United States and Pakistan are committed to identifying all the perpetrators of this crime and bringing them to justice."
"We will continue to work closely with Pakistani authorities, who had made every effort to locate and free Mr Pearl."
The statement provided no details of the evidence of Pearl`s death.
Bureau Report