Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday resumed hearing of the Sindh government’s appeal in Daniel Pearl murder case.
A three-judge bench headed by Justice Mushir Alam, heard appeals filed by the Sindh government and parents of victim Daniel Pearl, challenging the April 02 Sindh High Court verdict that had overturned sentences of four convicts in the case. Sindh’s counsel Farooq Naik resuming his arguments said that Fahad Naseem and Salman Saqib are other two accused in the case.
“Whether the witness identified, Fahad and Salman,” Justice Sardar Tariq Masood asked the counsel. “The witness said in the court who had arrive for purchase,” Justic Masood questioned. “The identification not made this way,” Naik said in an interchange with Justice Tariq Masood. “Those commit these crimes don’t disclose their real names,” the counsel said.
“Accused Fahad didn’t say anytime he was tortured. Other accused Salman later alleged he was subjected to torture,” counsel Naik said. “The court will see whether the confession of the crime was voluntary or under duress,” Justice Masood remarked. “The man accused of the crime is involved in international terrorism,” counsel said. “Confessions of the two accused are similar and not different,” he further argued.
