Suspect Is Arrested in Daniel Pearl Slaying
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Pakistani police arrested a man wanted in connection with the abduction and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
Pearl was kidnapped Jan. 23, 2002, in Karachi while working on a story on Islamic militancy, and was later killed in captivity.
Malik Tasaddaq, 28, was arrested in Punjab province on suspicion of involvement in Pearl’s killing, the province’s police chief, Saadatullah Khan, said.
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