OBSERVER REPORT
WASHINGTON The United States has welcomed the Pakistani government’s statement to file appeal in the Daniel Pearl murder case. “We welcome Pakistan’s April 3 statement and the Sindh government’s decision to continue to detain those responsible for Daniel Pearl’s kidnapping and murder and to mount a strong appeal,” Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Alice Wells said in a statement. “The perpetrators of this horrific act of terrorism will not escape justice,” she added. The Sindh High Court on Wednesday had overturned the death penalty of prime accused Omar Saeed Sheikh and acquitted three persons – Fahad Naseem, Syed Salman Saqib, and Sheikh Mohammad Adil – accused of being involved in the kidnapping and murder of the American journalist back in 2002
