Pakistani Authorities Seek Reinstatement of Death Penalty in Killing of Wall Street Journal Reporter Daniel Pearl

ISLAMABAD—Pakistani authorities asked the country’s greatest court to reimpose the loss of life penalty for a British nationwide accused of kidnapping and killing Wall Avenue Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, following a decrease court had overturned the 18-12 months-previous murder conviction before this thirty day period.

Mr. Pearl was kidnapped in the southern metropolis of Karachi in January 2002 and killed about a week later on in a beheading that was videotaped. The criminal offense and demo, which performed out in the wake of the September 11 attacks in 2001, came to symbolize…