US Committed To Hold Accountable Those Involved In Killing Daniel Pearl

Washington:

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with the household of late journalist Daniel Pearl and warranted them that the federal government stays dedicated to justice and accountability for these concerned in kidnapping and killing him, State Department spokesperson Ned Price stated.

“Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with members of the family of Daniel Pearl and their representatives today to assure them that the US government remains committed to pursuing justice and accountability for those involved in Daniel’s kidnapping and murder,” Ned Price stated on Friday as reported by Sputnik.

In 2002, Daniel Pearl, the 38-year-old journalist of The Wall Street Journal’s South Asia bureau, was kidnapped and beheaded whereas he was in Pakistan to research a narrative of a terror group’s hyperlinks to Al-Qaeda.

Pakistan’s Supreme Court final month allowed authorities authorities to maneuver Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the principle accused within the case of beheading American scribe Daniel Pearl in 2002, to the Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore.

A 3-member bench of the highest courtroom, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, heard the matter pertaining to the discharge of accused individuals within the Daniel Pearl homicide case, reported The News International.

The United States had expressed deep considerations over the discharge of a number of terrorists accountable for the homicide of Daniel Pearl. Earlier this 12 months, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had earlier talked with Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi and had mentioned methods to make sure accountability for convicted terrorist Sheikh relating to Daniel Pearl’s homicide case.