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Omar ordered to stand trial

KARACHI MARCH 22. The British-born militant, Sheikh Omar, was today formally charged with kidnap and murder of the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, and ordered to stand trial in a Pakistan court.

'`The formal trial will commence on March 29,'' the chief prosecutor, Raja Qureshi, told reporters, after submitting to the anti-terrorism court an interim chargesheet listing Omar as the prime accused in the abduction and murder case.

The submission of the chargesheet amounts to a formal charging.

Another 10 persons are listed as co-accused, including three men, who allegedly sent e-mail containing death threats against Pearl and photos of him in captivity. The seven other co-accused remain at large.

Earlier Omar, was brought to a Pakistani court under heavy police guard, two days before his custody was due to expire.

At least 500 police officers surrounded the court building.

— PTI, Reuters

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