When Daniel Pearl touches down in Karachi, Pakistan, he knows he's taking a risk. A big one. He's a Jewish American reporter for the Wall Street Journal, investigating terrorism in a country hostile to America.
He’s also highly experienced and well-versed in security protocols. So how does it all go so wrong?
Chapters
00:00 The meeting
01:49 The runaround
03:51 Hello my friend
05:05 The plot to kill Pearl
07:39 The beheading
11:02 The case in Pakistan
Host: Aslan Pahari
Producer: Hannah Jose
Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls
Video Producers: Dylan Behan, Tejas Bhat
Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research
Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven
Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn
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