{"id":3137,"date":"2021-01-29T19:29:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T19:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=3137"},"modified":"2021-01-29T19:29:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T19:29:49","slug":"qureshi-us-counterpart-discuss-daniel-pearl-case-over-telephone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/01\/29\/qureshi-us-counterpart-discuss-daniel-pearl-case-over-telephone\/","title":{"rendered":"Qureshi, US counterpart discuss Daniel Pearl case over telephone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and US Secretary of State Anthony J. Blinken discussed the Daniel Pearl case and the Afghan peace process in the first telephonic conversation between the two officials since Joe Biden took over the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court dismissed on Thursday an appeal against the Sindh High Court\u2019s decision to acquit Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and three others in the case.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2944\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-18-years-on-key-accused-admits-to-minor-role-in-Daniel-Pearl-beheading-dailyrapidnews.jpg\" alt=\"rapid-news-rapidnews-18-years-on-key-accused-admits-to-minor-role-in-Daniel-Pearl-beheading-dailyrapidnews\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-18-years-on-key-accused-admits-to-minor-role-in-Daniel-Pearl-beheading-dailyrapidnews.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-18-years-on-key-accused-admits-to-minor-role-in-Daniel-Pearl-beheading-dailyrapidnews-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-18-years-on-key-accused-admits-to-minor-role-in-Daniel-Pearl-beheading-dailyrapidnews-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-18-years-on-key-accused-admits-to-minor-role-in-Daniel-Pearl-beheading-dailyrapidnews-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/>In its reaction, the White House said it was \u201coutraged\u201d by the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling and suggested allowing American officials to prosecute Sheikh.<\/p>\n<p>The Sindh government has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking review of its verdict that acquitted Sheikh and three others in the Daniel Pearl murder case.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2945\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-18-years-on-key-accused-admits-to-minor-role-in-Daniel-Pearl-beheading.jpg\" alt=\"rapid-news-rapidnews-18-years-on-key-accused-admits-to-minor-role-in-Daniel-Pearl-beheading\" width=\"619\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-18-years-on-key-accused-admits-to-minor-role-in-Daniel-Pearl-beheading.jpg 619w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-18-years-on-key-accused-admits-to-minor-role-in-Daniel-Pearl-beheading-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Afghan peace process<\/h2>\n<p>Qureshi told Blinken that peace in Afghanistan through a negotiated settlement was one of the mutual goals of the US and Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was essential to have reduction in violence leading to ceasefire and to work towards securing an inclusive political solution in Afghanistan,\u201d he was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPakistan had facilitated the Afghan peace process and remained committed to working with the United States as a partner for peace.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and US Secretary of State Anthony J. 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