Washington DC: the United States condemned the Pakistan Supreme Court's decision to acquit Omar Saeed Sheikh, the killer of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. 

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that the US government was outraged at the release of those responsible for the murder of Pearl. Psaki said, "The United States is outraged by the Pakistani Supreme Court's decision to affirm the acquittals of those responsible for Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl's kidnapping and brutal murder, which shocked the world's conscience in 2002."

She further said that the judgement to release Shaikh was an 'affront to terrorism victims everywhere'. She further said,  "We recognise that Pakistani actions to try and hold Mr Pearl's murderers accountable, and we do note that as of right now, our Sheikh remains in detention in Pakistan under national security authorities. But we call on the Pakistani government to expeditiously review its legal options including allowing the United States to prosecute Sheikh for the brutal murder of an American citizen and a journalist."

The Pakistani SC on Thursday, supported the lower court's decision to release Sheikh. Pakistan's Supreme Court also acquitted Pearl of kidnapping and said that the decision would be explained at a later date.

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