rediff.com
rediff.com
News
      HOME | NEWS | REPORT
Friday
March 29, 2002
1630 IST

NEWSLINKS
US EDITION
SOUTH ASIA
COLUMNISTS
DIARY
SPECIALS
INTERVIEWS
CAPITAL BUZZ
REDIFF POLL
DEAR REDIFF
THE STATES
ELECTIONS
ARCHIVES
US ARCHIVES
SEARCH REDIFF








 Bathroom singing
 goes techno!



 Your Lipstick
 talks!



 Make money
 while you sleep.



 Secrets every
 mother should
 know


 Search the Internet
         Tips
E-Mail this report to a friend
Print this page Best Printed on HP Laserjets



Pearl murder trial to start on April 5

The trial of 11 suspects charged with the abduction and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl will begin on April 5 inside a Pakistani prison, chief prosecutor Raja Qureshi said on Friday.

"The trial will commence on April 5," he said after submitting the final charge sheets to an anti-terrorism court in Karachi.

"The government has decided that the trial should be held inside the prison because of security reasons," he added.

Justice Shabbar Ahmed set the trial date during Friday's hearing and appointed another judge to preside over the trail.

Jaish-e-Mohammed leader Sheikh Omar and Sheikh Adil, one of three men accused of sending emails containing photos of the American journalist in captivity, appeared under heavy security at the brief hearing.

The 11 suspects were charged on March 22 with murder, abduction, and terrorists activities, when prosecutors filed an interim charge sheet with the court.

Seven of those charged are absconding. Notable among them is Amjad Hussain Faroqui alias Haider Faroqui alias Hasan Mansoor, who Sheikh Omar has reportedly identified as one of the hijackers of the Indian Airlines flight in 1999.

Agencies

Back to top

Tell us what you think of this report

ADVERTISEMENT      
NEWS | MONEY | SPORTS | MOVIES | CHAT | CRICKET | SEARCH
ASTROLOGY | CONTESTS | E-CARDS | NEWSLINKS | ROMANCE | WOMEN
SHOPPING | BOOKS | MUSIC | PERSONAL HOMEPAGES | FREE EMAIL| MESSENGER | FEEDBACK