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Anger grows over Pakistani journalist's murder
Wednesday June 01, 2011 03:35:39 PM,
IANS
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Islamabad:
Twitter is abuzz with the brutal murder of Pakistani journalist
Syed Saleem Shahzad, with one user asking the UN to impose
sanctions against the ISI that is said to have killed him.
Horacio Calderon wrote that Shahzad was "horribly tortured before
killed. Where is the phantom UN to apply sanctions against ISI?"
Another tweet said: "Pakistani intelligence agency and Taliban: a
deal w/the devil. No one in control."
The body of 40-year-old Shahzad, correspondent of Asia Times
Online who went missing Sunday in Islamabad, was found in a canal
in Punjab province Tuesday.
Officials said the body bore visible marks of torture.
Venigma M.L. Kingsley tweeted: "Shahzad, found 31 May, outside
Islamabad, beaten and tortured: may you Rest In Peace."
Kunal Majumder asked: "Is Pakistan Army murdering journalists?"
Shahzad, who extensively reported on Islamist groups, is believed
to have been picked up by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)
for alleging that terrorists attacked the PNS Mehran naval base in
Karachi May 22 after the navy did not free sailors held for
suspected militant links.
RAHoff RAH asked: "Who Killed Saleem Shahzad?"
Vivek_Jacob wrote: "Really sad day... RIP Syed Saleem Shahzad...
one for case from the banana republic of Pakistan."
On the murdered journalist's book "Inside Al Qaeda and the
Taliban", Arif Rafiq noted in his tweet: "Shahzad's book was at
#12,000+ a few hrs ago on Amazon's bestsellers ranking. It's now
#3,127. Would be nice to see it rise more."
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