Authorities in Pakistan say have arrested a man who played a role in the 2002 murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, the Journal reported Tuesday.
The Pakistan Rangers, a paramilitary organization, said in a statement it arrested Qari Abdul Hayyee, alias Asad Ullah, in a covert operation just north of Karachi’s international airport.
Mr. Hayyee, a former leader of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a banned sectarian group, was involved in Mr. Pearl’s death, the statement said. A Pakistani security official said the arrest occurred three or four days ago.
Investigators are unsure whether Mr. Hayyee played a direct role in Mr. Pearl’s abduction and beheading but believe he was linked to the crime through his role as a leader of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi in Sindh province, the official said.
