The Pakistani press was calling for more drastic action and the deadlock contributed to hostility with India.
This was achieved mainly through contact with Pakistani or international press, usually through radio, telephone or newspapers.
Besides the newspaper Dawn, the story was largely ignored in the Pakistani press when it initially broke.
The public galleries in the courtroom were almost half empty because a strict system of passes kept out most citizens, and the Pakistani press.
Reports in the Pakistani press have said he has made a fortune on property deals while holding a high Government position.
Reports in the Pakistani press last month said that the committee intended to strip the agency of its domestic powers.
The incident was also reported in the Pakistani press at the time.
There have been intelligence estimates of up to 100 Frenchmen fighting there, and reports in the Pakistani press that 6 were killed.
The Pakistani press has also begun to consider the intricacies of the country's nuclear dilemma.
The father's name has been reported in the Pakistani press as Saifullah Paracha.