Saleem Shahzad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Saleem Shahzad

Pakistani journalist

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1970

Place of Birth: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Date of Death: 31-May-2011

Profession: journalist

Nationality: Pakistan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Saleem Shahzad

  • Syed Saleem Shahzad (Urdu: ??? ???? ??????, 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".

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