Pakistan files review petition against acquittal of prime accused in Daniel Pearl murder

ISLAMABAD: Within 24 hours of the Supreme Court verdict acquitting the prime accused in the Daniel Pearl murder case, the Sindh government on Friday filed a petition seeking the review of the short order. The top court’s order to release Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who had been convicted of masterminding the brutal murder of Pearl, sparked global outrage while the United States called it "an affront to terrorism victims everywhere" and demanded the Pakistani government "review its legal options." The petition, filed by the prosecutor general...