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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ahmed_Omar_Saeed_SheikhAhmed Omar Saeed Sheikh - Wikipedia

    Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh (Urdu: احمد عمر سعید شیخ; sometimes known as Umar Sheikh, Sheikh Omar, Sheik Syed or by the alias Mustafa Muhammad Ahmad; born 23 December 1973) is a British Pakistani terrorist.

  2. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-55439754Daniel Pearl: Court orders release of man accused in journalist's...

    Dec 24, 2020 · Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh was convicted of Daniel Pearl's murder in 2002 and was acquitted in 2020. A court in Pakistan has ordered the release of the British-born militant who was accused of...

  3. www.counterextremism.com › extremists › ahmed-omar-saeed-sheikhAhmed Omar Saeed Sheikh | Counter Extremism Project

    Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh is a British terrorist convicted in Pakistan of orchestrating the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. Pakistani authorities arrested Sheikh after Pearl’s kidnapping and subsequently sentenced him to death.

  4. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-asia-55850448Daniel Pearl: US 'outraged' after Pakistan's court acquits men...

    Jan 28, 2021 · Omar Saeed Sheikh (centre) was convicted of Daniel Pearl's murder in 2002 - but was acquitted last year. He was arrested in India in 1994 and served time in prison in connection with the...

  5. www.bbc.com › news › world-asia-52130557Daniel Pearl: Pakistan overturns convicted man's death sentence -...

    Apr 2, 2020 · Pakistan has overturned the death sentence of the man convicted of killing US journalist Daniel Pearl, defence lawyers have told reporters. British-born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, imprisoned...

  6. www.ft.com › content › 3f155645/6419/494d-87b4-2318086c34fcPakistan’s supreme court orders release of man jailed over Daniel...

    Jan 28, 2021 · In a two-to-one verdict by a three-judge panel, the court on Thursday ordered that Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh — who has served 18 years in prison in connection with Mr Pearl’s murder — should ...

  7. www.npr.org › 2020/12/24 › 950039133Man Charged With Killing Journalist Daniel Pearl Ordered Released...

    Dec 24, 2020 · Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh's murder conviction was overturned in April and he was ordered released for time served for kidnapping Pearl. He has remained in detention pending appeals.

  8. www.nytimes.com › 2020/04/02 › worldPakistani Court Overturns Conviction in 2002 Killing of Daniel...

    Apr 2, 2020 · ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani court on Thursday overturned the murder conviction and death sentence of Ahmed Omar Sheikh, a British-born militant who had been convicted of masterminding...

  9. news.sky.com › story › daniel-pearl-murder-british-born-man-acquitted-overDaniel Pearl murder: British-born man acquitted over journalist's...

    Jan 28, 2021 · The Supreme Court in Pakistan has ordered the release of British-born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh who was convicted, and later acquitted, over the beheading of a US journalist in 2002.

  10. www.theguardian.com › us-news › 2020Pakistan court orders release of man charged over Daniel Pearl...

    Dec 24, 2020 · Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh was sentenced to death in 2002 for masterminding Pearl’s murder but the conviction was overturned this year. He has been in jail ever since awaiting the...