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The Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan sentences British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh to death, and three others suspected of murdering The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl to life.
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Anti Terrorism Court of Pakistan
Court dealing with cases of terrorism in Pakistan
The Anti Terrorism Court of Pakistan was established in Pakistan in 1997, under Nawaz Sharif's government, to deal with terrorism cases.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pakistan
Country in South Asia
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh
British Islamist (born 1973)
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh is a British Pakistani terrorist. He became a member of the Islamist jihadist group Harkat-ul-Ansar or Harkat-ul-Mujahideen in the 1990s, and later of Jaish-e-Mohammed and was closely associated with Al-Qaeda.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
The Wall Street Journal
American daily business newspaper
The Wall Street Journal is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscription model, requiring readers to pay for access to most of its articles and content. The Journal…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Daniel Pearl
American journalist beheaded by militants in Pakistan (1963–2002)
Daniel Pearl was an American journalist who worked for The Wall Street Journal. On January 23, 2002, he was kidnapped by jihadist militants while he was on his way to what he had expected would be an interview with Pakistani Islamic scholar Mubarak Ali Gilani in Karachi, Sindh.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)