Syed Saleem Shahzad
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| Born |
3 November 1970 Karachi, Pakistan |
| Died | 30 May 2011 (aged 40) Mandi Bahauddin, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | Torture and Murder |
| Body discovered | 30 May 2011 in Upper Jhelum canal |
| Residence | Karachi |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Alma mater |
Government National College Karachi University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer |
Asia Times Online Adnkronos |
| Known for | Exposing links between ISI and Al-Qaeda |
| Home town | Karachi |
| Title | Pakistan Bureau Chief |
| Spouse(s) | Anita Saleem |
| Children | Syed Fahad Saleem (Syeda) Amna Saleem Syed Rahman Shah |
Syed Saleem Shahzad (Urdu: سید سلیم شہزاد, 3 November 1970 – 30 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). He was found dead in a canal in North-east Pakistan, showing signs of torture, a day after he was kidnapped. Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused the Pakistan intelligence services of being behind his killing, and Obama Administration later announced that they had "reliable and conclusive" intelligence that this was the case. Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) denied the accusations and called them "totally unfounded."
Syed Saleem Shahzad was born in Karachi on 3 November 1970.
Shahzad earned a Master of Arts in International Relations from Karachi University. While in college, Shahzad was a member of Jamaat-e-Islami's student wing but later stopped supporting the group as too radical.
Syed Saleem Shahzad covered a variety of topics through his career, including global security issues, Pakistani armed forces, Islamic movements, and Muslim resistance movements in Lebanon and Iraq. The Taliban and Al-Qaeda were the regular topics of his writing. He was an international journalist who travelled widely in the Middle East, Asia and Europe. He also wrote for Le Monde Diplomatique (France), La Stampa (Italy) and Dawn (Pakistan). He was South Asia Correspondent for Italian news agency Adnkronos International (AKI). His opinion pieces appeared in the Qatari-based Islamonline.net and Boston Review.
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