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The Supreme Court on Wednesday turned down the Sindh government’s request to further extend the detention period of the four accused in US journalist Daniel Pearl’s murder case. During the hearing, Sindh prosecutor general asked the court to be granted some time to prepare his case, and requested that detention of the four accused be extended. However, the three-judge bench headed by Justice Mushir Alam dismissed the request, stating that the Sindh government has already had the detention extended by three months and the court could not extend it further. High Court’s judgment. Mahmood Sheikh, counsel for the accused persons, stated that accused Ahmad Sheikh who was awarded a seven-year punishment, has spent 18 years in jail. The hearing of the case was adjourned till October 21.
