Being A Reporter In Pakistan Is A Very Dangerous Occupation

Adnkronos news agency via Associated Press Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad had told Human Rights Watch that he was afraid he would be killed for his reporting.

Pakistani Who Exposed al Qaeda Cell Found Slain -- Washington Times

A Pakistani journalist who wrote last week about the suspected infiltration of Pakistan's navy by al Qaeda terrorists was found dead Tuesday, two days after he went missing in Islamabad.

Syed Saleem Shahzads body was found almost 100 miles north of the Pakistani capital.His face had been battered, and he had a gunshot wound in his stomach, according to sources.

Mr. Shahzad was Pakistan bureau chief of Hong Kong-based Asia Times Online and author of “Inside al Qaeda and the Taliban: Beyond Bin Laden and 9/11.”

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Update: Leading journalist 'murdered by Pakistani security service' -- Independent

My Comment: It is cases like this one .... where Al Qaeda and Pakistan's intelligence officers appear to be working together .... that one can understand why they were left out of the loop when the U.S. Navy SEALs went after Bin Laden. Reporting on what are the links between Al Qaeda and Pakistani authorities is a death wish for those who are seeking the truth in that country.