Syed Saleem Shahzad tributeSyed Saleem Shahzad tribute Syed Saleem Shahzad (90 31 May 2011) was a Pakistani investigative journalist who wrote widely for leading European and Asian media. He served as the Pakistan Bureau Chief of Asia Times Online (Hong Kong) and Italian news agency Adnkronos (AKI).[1] He was found dead in a canal in North-east Pakistan, showing signs of torture, two days after he was apparently kidnapped. Leading journalists accused the Pakistan intelligence services of being behind his killing. Shahzad disappeared on the evening of 29 May 2011 in Islamabad. He reportedly left his home around 5:30 pm local time that evening to take part in a TV show scheduled for 6:00 pm, but at 5:42 pm his cell phone was switched off and he failed to arrive at the television bureau. A complaint was lodged with the police the following morning.[9] On May 31 it was reported that his car had been found with an unidentified body.[10] Later on the same day, his family confirmed that he was dead, with police stating that his body had been found in a canal in Mandi Bahauddin district and his car found at Sarai Alamgir in Pakistan's northern Gujarat district, some 150km (93 miles) south-east of the capital. His car was found about 10km (six miles) away. http://www.shanagrant.com/gallery7.html http://www.shanagrant.com/gallery8.html code pour embarquer la vidéo : >>> http://www.youtube.com/embed/uLASwUSa-Vo <<< |