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They said the trial by the Anti-Terrorism Court, which opened on April 5, ended with the conclusion of arguments by defence and prosecution lawyers.
British-born Islamic militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, also known as Sheikh Omar, is charged with masterminding Pearl's abduction and murder while three others -- Fahad Naseem, Salman Saqib and Sheikh Adil -- are charged with acting on his instructions. They all pleaded not guilty.
Pearl went missing in the southern port city of Karachi on January 23 while investigating Muslim groups and their possible links with Osama bin Laden, the prime suspect in the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington.
Subsequent emails from his abductors carried photographs of Pearl in chains and with a gun to his head. One accused him of spying for the Israeli secret service agency, Mossad.
A month after his disappearance, a video showing Pearl's murder was delivered to the US consulate in Karachi.
Police found a body in a shallow grave on the outskirts of Karachi in May, but have not yet confirmed whether the remains are those of Pearl.
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