Missing Pakistani journalist found dead in Punjab

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Missing-Pakistani-journalist-found-dead-in-Punjab/articleshow/8667009.cms

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani journalist who investigated al-Qaida's alleged infiltration of the country's navy was found dead on Tuesday, and police said there were signs he'd been tortured.

The journalist, Syed Saleem Shahzad of the Asia Times Online, had been missing for two days. He had told a rights activist in recent months that he feared the country's intelligence agencies planned to retaliate against him over some of his reporting. Shahzad's stories on the alleged infiltration followed a deadly 18-hour militant siege of a naval base earlier last week in Karachi.

A brother-in-law identified Shahzad's body, police official Bilal Ahmad said. It was found roughly six miles (10 kilometers) from his vehicle in Mandi Bahauddin district outside Islamabad. An initial examination found signs of torture, but an autopsy had to be performed, Ahmad said.

Shahzad's death underscores the threats facing journalists in Pakistan, which a prominent media group said was the deadliest country for reporters in 2010. Reporters not only face pressure from militant groups but also from security agencies who operate largely outside the law.

He was very, very good. :(

RIP.