Syed Saleem Shahzad, journalist, found dead

Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad has been found dead in Pakistan. (Banaras Khan/AFP/Getty Images) Missing since Sunday, Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad has been declared dead by his employer Italian news agency Adnkronos. His body was found in southeast Islamabad and reportedly identified by his brother. There were indications that he had been tortured before his death.

His disappearance came just days after Shahzad published an article in Asia Times Online about the alleged links between the Pakistan navy and al-Qaeda. It was the first in a two-part report.