Wednesday, July 06, 2011

Pakistan spy agency ordered journalist Saleem Shahzad's murder - US officials...

White House officials now believe that Pakistan's spy agency ordered the killing of Pakistani investigative journalist Saleem Shahzad, confirming a Guardian allegation made three weeks ago.

Shahzad, a contributor to Asia Times Online, had written scathing reports about the infiltration of militants into Pakistan's military.

Classified intelligence obtained both before the disappearance of 40-year-old Shahzad on 29 May and after the discovery of his body showed that senior officials of the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) directed the attack.

It was done in order to silence criticism, two senior administration officials admitted when asked specifically about the existence of the intelligence. More...

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