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Omar Sheikh files appeal
Karachi, July 19: The British-born Islamic militantsentenced to death for masterminding the kidnap-slaying ofWall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl filed an appeal ofhis sentence today, a defense lawyer said.
Karachi, July 19: The British-born Islamic militant
sentenced to death for masterminding the kidnap-slaying of
Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl filed an appeal of
his sentence today, a defense lawyer said.
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh was convicted on Monday and
sentenced to die by hanging. His appeal, filed in Karachi
court, claims the verdict was based upon ``fake, false and
provenly planted evidence.``
Bureau Report
Bureau Report