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Reporter who exposed Pak Navy mens link with al-Qaida killed

ISLAMABAD: A well-known Pakistani investigative reporter who had complained of threats from the countrys Inter-Services Intelligence was found dead on Tuesday, two days after he disappeared following the publication of his articles that exposed 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 earlier this month, Shahzad reported briefly from Pakistan for The Times of India few years back. He is survived by his widow Anila, and sons — Fahad (14), Syed Rehman (8) — and daughter Amina (12).

                                                                                                               
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