A provincial high court yesterday adjourned the hearing of an appeal by an extremist sentenced to death for kidnapping and murdering US reporter Daniel Pearl. British-born Omar Saeed Sheikh was convicted of involvement in Pearlâs abduction and given the death penalty by an Anti-Terrorism Court in June 2002. His appeal has been pending for over two years.
The hearing at Sindh High Court in the Karachi was adjourned as Omarâs lawyer Abdul Waheed Katpar fell sick, his assistant Mohsin Imam said. âKatpar is in hospital and he cannot argue the case,â Imam said. The court will fix a new date to hear the appeal of Omar and three others who were jailed for life in connection with the murder of the Wall Street Journal correspondent. Pearl disappeared in Karachi on Jan. 23, 2002. A graphic video showing his decapitation was delivered to the US Consulate in the city nearly a month later. |