Just a day before his abduction, Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad was reportedly talking to a friend about his latest column on Al-Qaeda and the Pakistani Navy. Shahzad noted that there had ...
Fears have arisen over possible threats by Pakistan's powerful intelligence services after a journalist was found dead following articles about alleged links between the Pakistani navy and Al-Qaeda.
Syed Saleem Shahzad (1970–2011) was an investigative journalist and Pakistan Bureau Chief for Asia Times Online. In May 2011 he was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered, allegedly by Pakistan's ...
A rare inquiry to investigate the murder of Asia Times reporter Syed Saleem Shahzad has begun in Pakistan. Shahzad was kidnapped in May near his residence in Islamabad and found dead two days later.