The US welcomed the Pakistani court verdict sentencing...

The US welcomed the Pakistani court verdict sentencing Sheikh Omar to death and three of his accomplices to life imprisonment for the kidnapping and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl. "The administration welcomes Pakistan's verdict in this matter. Daniel Pearl was brutally executed and Pakistan's court system has now ruled. This is a further example of Pakistan showing leadership in the war against terror," said Ari Fleischer, the White House spokesman.