The trial of the British Islamist and three accomplices charged with the abduction and murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl resumed today in Pakistan amid tight security.

The trial of a British man accused of masterminding the abduction and murder of a US reporter in Pakistan was adjourned for a further week today.

Scores of Pakistani police armed with assault rifles searched vehicles entering Karachi’s central prison today ahead of the trial of a British-born Islamic militant for kidnap and murder.

Pakistani police are currently questioning a man who claimed he murdered US reporter Daniel Pearl.

The US Ambassador to Pakistan has met with President Pervez Musharraf to discuss the possibility that the prime suspect in the kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl may be extradited to the US.

Three Islamic militants suspected of involvement in the murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl were remanded in custody at a brief court appearance in Pakistan today.

Armed police were today guarding an anti-terrorism court in Karachi, Pakistan, for a closed-door hearing of the British former public schoolboy who confessed to masterminding the kidnapping of murdered US reporter Daniel Pearl.

Police in Pakistan are currently seeking three Arab men who are believed to have played a role in the kidnap and execution of US reporter Daniel Pearl.

Investigators say the murderers of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl never had any intention of freeing him.

The widow of American journalist Daniel Pearl today condemned his ‘‘cruel and cowardly’’ murder but urged the US not to seek revenge.

The British Islamic militant suspected of kidnapping American reporter Daniel Pearl could soon be extradited to face trial in the United States.

The British-born chief suspect in the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl may be extradited to America, it emerged tonight.

The Wall Street Journal says it's confident Daniel Pearl is still alive.

The key suspect in the abduction of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl has told a court the journalist is dead.

Police have arrested three men suspected of sending emails that contained photographs of missing US reporter, Daniel Pearl.

Police in Pakistan are hunting a former British public schoolboy they believe is responsible for the kidnapping of US journalist Daniel Pearl.

The pregnant wife of kidnapped American reporter Daniel Pearl has pleaded for his release.

Police in Pakistan believe they now know the identity of the men who abducted US journalist Daniel Pearl in Karachi on January 23.

Police say they are closing in on the kidnappers of US reporter Daniel Pearl.

The Pakistan government says it remains hopeful that kidnapped American reporter Daniel Pearl will be rescued alive.

Pakistani police are now examining Karachi’s notorious criminal gangs in their hunt for kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

Police in the Pakistani city of Karachi searching for the abducted American reporter Daniel Pearl have completed a search of graveyards.

There is continuing uncertainty about the fate of an American journalist kidnapped in Pakistan.