A well-known Pakistani investigative reporter who had complained of threats from the country’s Inter-Services Intelligence was found dead on Tuesday, two days after he disappeared following the publication of his articles exposing links between Pakistan navy personnel and al-Qaida operatives.
Syed Saleem Shahzad, 40, the Pakistan bureau chief for Asia Times Online, was found dead in Punjab province about 200km from Islamabad. His body, fished out of a canal, was identified by his brother-in-law Hamza Amir. It bore marks of torture, police said, one officer adding that he had cuts on his face.
The author of “Inside al-Qaeda and the Taliban: Beyond Bin Laden and 9/11” published early May, Shahzad reported briefly from Pakistan for The Times of India a few years ago. He is survived by wife Anila, sons Fahad (14) and Syed (8) and daughter Amina (12).
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