The Daniel Pearl's Case : Questions and Answers - Is Daniel Pearl still alive or dead?

There is so far no conclusive evidence one way or the other. The only evidence one has are the contradictory statements of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh of the Harkat-ul-Ansar (HUA) renamed as the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HUM) after the US designated the HUA as a foreign terrorist organisation in October, 1997.

The only versions of his statements available so far are those emanating from the Lahore and Karachi Police sources, whose credibility is weak.

Initially, he was reported to have told the Lahore Police immediately after his arrest on February 12, 2002, that he believed that Pearl was still alive, but allegedly went back on this statement before a court in Karachi on February 14 and said that he believed that Pearl was dead.

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