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Pakistan arrests Pearl murder suspect, colleague
Karachi, Feb 17: Pakistani police have arrested two Islamic militants, including one suspected of involvement in the kidnap and killing of U.S. Reporter Daniel Pearl, an officer said today.
Karachi, Feb 17: Pakistani police have arrested two Islamic
militants, including one suspected of involvement in the kidnap and
killing of U.S. Reporter Daniel Pearl, an officer said today.
The two men, Sajid Jabbar and Mohammad Athar, were arrested in an
overnight raid in the port city of Karachi and belong to the
outlawed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi group, Fayyaz Leghari, chief of the
investigation branch of Karachi police said.
Another senior officer, who did not want to be identified, said
Jabbar was suspected of involvement in the kidnapping and murder of
wall street journal reporter pearl in 2002 as well as several other
militant attacks.
''He carries a reward of 500,000 rupees on his head,'' the
officer said.
He said Jabbar was a close associate of Asif Ramzi, another
suspect in the murder of Pearl, who blew himself up while making
bombs in Karachi in December 2002.
Leghari said Jabbar and Athar were suspected of planning fresh attacks in Karachi. ''We have seized a huge amount of weapons and explosives from their possession,'' he said.
Pearl was kidnapped and murdered in Karachi in early 2002 while researching a story on Islamic militants against a backdrop of the September 11 attacks on the United States.
A British-born militant, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, better known as Sheikh Omar, was sentenced to death in July 2002 for masterminding his murder. Omar has denied the charge and lodged an appeal.
Bureau Report
Leghari said Jabbar and Athar were suspected of planning fresh attacks in Karachi. ''We have seized a huge amount of weapons and explosives from their possession,'' he said.
Pearl was kidnapped and murdered in Karachi in early 2002 while researching a story on Islamic militants against a backdrop of the September 11 attacks on the United States.
A British-born militant, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, better known as Sheikh Omar, was sentenced to death in July 2002 for masterminding his murder. Omar has denied the charge and lodged an appeal.
Bureau Report