STAFF REPORTER
ISLAMABAD The interior ministry said on Friday the Sindh government would file an appeal against the provincial high court ruling in the Daniel Pearl case in the Supreme Court next week. A statement from the ministry said that the federal government was “well aware of the facts of the judgment” issued by the Sindh High Court (SHC) in on April 2. “Federal Government is concerned about the decision however, as per constitutional scheme of things prosecution in criminal matters is a provincial subject, therefore similar concern has been shared with the Government of Sindh,” the statement read. It added that the Sindh government has decided to file an appeal next week against the judgment before the top court “in order to ensure that the ends of justice are met”. “Government of Pakistan has asked Government of Sindh to dedicate its best resources in the pursuance of appeal before the Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan,” the ministry said, “Government of Sindh has been advised to consult Attorney General for Pakistan in the matter as well.”
