LAWYERS defending three men sentenced to life imprisonment in Pakistan for their role in the kidnap and murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl said they had filed an appeal against the verdict yesterday.

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 man suspected of masterminding the abduction of Daniel Pearl is said to be co-operating with authorities.

Pakistani police have arrested a former English public schoolboy turned Islamic militant in connection with the abduction of a US reporter last month.

Pakistan authorities have been snubbed by the leader of a banned militant group when they asked for his help in tracking down the Briton suspected of kidnapping an American reporter.