True Muslims Would Release Pearl at Once By Khalid Khawaja, Shaheen Sehbai and Mansoor Ijaz, Khalid Khawaja, a former official of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency, worked closely with Saudi fugitive Osama bin Laden to resist the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan during the 1980s. Shaheen Sehbai, a Pakistani citizen, is editor of the News International, Pakistan's largest English language daily. Mansoor Ijaz, an American Muslim of Pakistani origin, is a New York financier.