Daniel Pearl's widow warns of world terror network

Mariane Pearl said of her slain husband: "His spirit, his faith and his conviction have not been defeated."

KARACHI, Pakistan (CNN) -- The widow of murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl Tuesday sounded an "alarm for everybody" in Pakistan and across the globe about international terror groups.

This is "a vast and international network of terrorists," not just a group of extremist Pakistanis, Mariane Pearl told CNN's Chris Burns in an interview Tuesday. "Wherever there is misery they will find people." (Transcript)

Pearl, who is seven months' pregnant, said people should emulate the courage and spirit of her husband, who was last seen January 23 in Pakistan while working on a story. He was kidnapped, and his death was confirmed last week.

"I know Danny has not been defeated" by the people who killed him, she said. "His spirit, his faith and his conviction have not been defeated."

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"It is high time" governments throughout the world take responsibility for fighting terror, she said, and for people to take a greater interest in their countries' foreign policies.

"If people in the world do not realize that they're not immune against this anymore then nothing will, we'll never fight this war" against terrorism, she said.

She praised the Pakistanis who have supported her ordeal.

Pearl said that her "feeling and affection" for Pakistan "have not changed because of what happened.

"They have shared my sorrow," she said, adding that many Pakistanis feel "bad, ashamed, sad" about what happened.

Pearl said that investigators in Pakistan -- working on the case with very limited resources -- have shown "heart," "tremendous professionalism," and an "unlimited amount of courage."

"This has meant a lot to me," she said.

Karachi is at the "front line of the battle" against terror, she said, but terror and its underlying causes and symptoms extend beyond Pakistan's borders.

Pearl said she is "extremely proud" of her husband and will pass on the message to withstand the intimidation of terror to others and to her child.

"If I can tell to my son, yes, he was brutally and cowardly murdered, but the ultimate objective of these people never reached its goal, thanks to him," she said.