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Pakistan police step up hunt for Daniel Pearl

ISLAMABAD- Pakistani police stepped up their hunt for kidnapped US reporter Daniel Pearl on Monday after a false alarm that his body had been found dumped on the outskirts of a southern city, sources revealed. Police said their search had been expanded to all four of Pakistan’s provinces and investigators were also checking for possible […]


Kidnapping suspect to be extradited to US

LAHORE- The government has decided to extradite Mubarak Ali Shah Gilani, the chief suspect in Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl’s abduction, to the United States. Mubarak Gilani was arrested from Rawalpindi on the charges of kidnapping the journalist. According to authorities, the US high ups have given proofs about the accused that he was […]


Kidnapping to harm Islamic groups

PESHAWAR- About 20 days ago, The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was visiting Peshawar and planning a trip to Afghanistan. But on January 23, he was kidnapped in Karachi and his still unidentified kidnappers are now threatening to kill him. The young Pearl, accompanied by his wife Marianne, had visited my home during his […]


Search for Pearl extended to Quetta, Peshawar One more arrest in Lahore; Moin claims progress; US steps up release demand

ISLAMABAD- The search for kidnapped US journalist Daniel Pearl has been extended to Quetta and Peshawar after exhaustive but so far unsuccessful attempts by special police teams in Karachi. Army’s coast guards, operating in the Sindh and Balochistan sea waters, have also been put on high alert and are being used to trace the culprits. […]


Captors urged to release Daniel

KARACHI- Sindh Governor Mohammadmian Soomro on Sunday appealed to the captors of Daniel Pearl to set free the Wall Street Journal journalist, keeping in view the rich traditions of Islam and our culture. In an appeal issued here, the governor said the US journalist was in the metropolitan city performing his professional duties, and because […]


Sattar hopes Pearl is still alive

MUNICH- Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar said on Sunday his country was still hunting for kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, dismissing messages that suggested he had been killed. “We have made the determination that the telephone call that came yesterday (Saturday) to the US embassy and the e-mail were false, that they did not […]


Man found dead in Karachi not Pearl

KARACHI- A body of a foreigner resembling abducted US journalist Daniel Pearl, found from the old Haji Camp area on Sunday night, created sensation among media organizations and police. However, later the wife of the missing US journalist confirmed that the body was not that of her husband. Officials said that the authorities had taken […]


$400m investment likely to flow into IT sector: Atta

KARACHI- Federal Minister for Science and Technology Prof Atta-ur-Rehman said Pakistan would get $300-400 million investment in the Information Technology (IT) sector as the country’s progress in IT had been acknowledged by the US Commerce Department. The minister was speaking at the launch of ‘State of Mental Health in Pakistan’ co-authored by Dr Amin Gadit […]


Electronic media regulatory body soon, says official

ISLAMABAD- Federal Information Secretary Syed Anwar Mehmood said that Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) would come into existence in a couple of days. After approval by the federal cabinet, the bill was lying with President Pervez Musharraf for final touches, he said. The authority will function independently and will be fully empowered to take […]


Captors say Pearl is alive WSJ seeks proof; two taxi drivers detained for interrogation

KARACHI- Hopes were raised on Saturday that kidnapped US journalist Daniel Pearl was still alive, as police dismissed a claim that he had been executed and a cryptic message from his captors said he “is (may be) alive.” Pearl’s employer, the Wall Street Journal, said it believed that he was still alive and pleaded for […]


Embassy denies US journalists leaving country

LAHORE- A spokesman of US Embassy in Islamabad has denied Press reports in a in which it was suggested to all US journalists to leave the country following threat warrants from the so-called ‘National Movement for Restoration of Pakistan’s Sovereignty. The group which kidnapped US journalist Danial Pearl working for daily Wall Street Journal last […]


Pearl believed to be in Karachi

ISLAMABAD- Kidnapped US journalist Daniel Pearl is believed to be in Karachi, or its surroundings, and a new investigation team has been constituted to find him, sources said. The team is headed by Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Crime Investigation Department (CID) Mir Zubair Mahmood, who has just returned from the US after acquiring comprehensive training […]


Baffling questions about Indian lady in Pearl case

ISLAMABAD- Security agencies are probing several baffling questions pertaining to the unauthorised stay of an American passport holder Indian Muslim lady, Asra Q Nomani, with whom the kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl had been living in Karachi. The abducted journalist’s worried wife is also putting up with Ms Nomani at a house in […]


Police quiz 12 people over abduction of US journalist

KARACHI: Police said Sunday they were interrogating 12 people over the abduction of US journalist Daniel Pearl but no arrests had been made. “No-one has been formally arrested in this case so far,” Manzoor Mughal, one of the chief investigators said. Police in the capital Islamabad had detained two people and were quizzing them Sunday, […]