| The hearing of three appeals, two by accused and one by the State, in the Daniel Pearl kidnapping and murder case was adjourned indefinitely Tuesday as the entire remaining board was discharged by an appellate bench of the Sindh High Court due to a shortage of time. One appeal was filed by Ahmed Omar Shaikh against his conviction and sentence, the second appeal was filed by four co-accused, who were sentenced to life terms on charges of abetment. The third appeal was filed by the State, seeking enhancement in the sentence awarded to co-accused Fahad Nasim Salman Saquib and another. According to the prosecution, the accused kidnapped Pearl and later beheaded him. The body of the deceased was later recovered from a deserted house in Gulshan-e-Maymar. The appeals have been pending for more than five years whereas the Anti-Terrorism Act provides for a decision of appeal by a high court in seven days. |