Scraps of refuse mix with chalky dust on the desolate dirt path where Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl spent the last tortured days of his life. It was in a concrete shed here that the killers videotaped his gruesome murder. Investigators in the case have uncovered a web of extremism, with operatives from several Pakistani groups and possibly Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida network in on the plot. That mix is bad news for Pakistan, which has endured a series of attacks since its president threw his support behind the U.S.-led war on terrorism. A year after the 38-year-old South Asia bureau chief was snatched off the streets of this pulsing seaside city on Jan. 23, 2002, mysteries still abound. Full Story
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