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Pak cops stalled on search for Pearl
2002-02-04
  • Pakistan police believe a missing gunny, Mohammad Hashim Qadeer, is a crucial link in the abduction of Daniel Pearl, as the search for the missing reporter intensified. They believed Pearl, 38, was still alive somewhere in the Karachi area where he disappeared 12 days ago, although the investigation was nationwide. The reporter was using Qadeer, alias Arif, as a contact point to meet other Islamic militants in Pakistan. Arif is known to have had a long association with Harkat ul Mujahedin. Police have dismissed claims by Arif's family that he died recently in Afghanistan.

    When Pearl was last seen in Karachi 12 days ago he was going to meet Arif who was to take him to Mubarak Ali Shah Gilani, leader of Tanzeem-ul-Fuqra. "The investigation is now focussed on one key link [Arif]. We believe he is still alive despite claims by his family that he had died in Afghanistan," a police spokesman said.
    This sounds pretty much like where things were a week ago. Gilani's still in custody. Arif is dead or not - our guess would be not. Either way, he's nowhere to be found and probably will stay there. And Pearl is probably dead, if only because the kidnappers don't know what to do with him and releasing him might lead the cops to them.
    • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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