ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ordered the immediate removal of Ahmed Omar Sheikh, accused in the murder case of American journalist Daniel Pearl, from the death cell.

A three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial heard the case regarding the release of the accused in the murder case of American journalist Daniel Pearl.

During the proceedings, the attorney-general told the court that Sheikh is not an ordinary accused, but a mastermind of terrorists and that he will disappear if released.

The attorney-general argued that the federation has the power to detain dangerous criminals, to which Justice Sajjad Ali Shah said that Sheikh had already been illegally detained for a month.

"The court cannot legalise your illegal actions," Justice Shah told the attorney-general.

Justice Umrata Bandial in his remarks said that it seems that the reasons for the decision of the Sindh High Court have not been read, it was malicious that repeated detention orders were issued, the federation should show what it has against these people.