Journalist who published story of nexus between Navy and Taliban is missing/ murdered

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Not everything that the Bangladeshis and Balochis say is true, but there would be some incidents which would be true. I dont think any one would support any attacks on the security forces or their assets, but they are facing blow back from their own policies so there’s no one else to blame but themselves.

Take the example of the dis appeared people, many people believe they are with the agencies and a few have been released as well but still the army does not formally agree that they are with them. They are holding people for the past many years, without even trying them and the families of those people are not even aware as to where their beloved ones are. When serving justice to the enemies, I think there should be a difference between how a civilized army behaves as compared to a rag tag militia.

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There’s nothing wrong in right wing mentality, thank goodness I dont have MQM mentality

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Anyone who sees no difference between army and Talibanic atrocities, is definitely expected of saying this.
Anything that could downplay Taliban’s crimes!

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WHats the difference between taleban mentality and MQM mentality? both kill their opponents!

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What does MQM/PPP/ANP/Jamati/PTI/SheedaPistol mentality has to do with this topic about Taliban affiliates, Pak army, and a journalist missing?

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Moles are everywhere, in every military. And it is an ongoing process to purge defence forces of the corrupt elements. There is nothing unusual. Having said that, the most important thing now is to see how our military intelligence establishment will weed them out.

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you started it!

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Started WHAT?
Why are you equating Pakistan army with Taliban?

On one hand we have ISI picking up a journalist for publishing a story, and then on other hand we have Pak institutions infiltrated with moles supporting attacks against Pakistan and its army.
What is worst?

Both are condemnable, but you are equating the two.

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the ‘moles’ are worst, no doubt about it!

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Ya Allah … May he comes back home safe and sound!!

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Moles belonging to Talibanic fasadis, that is.

This is what Saleem Shahzad published earlier:

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/ME24Df02.html

After the September 11, 2001, attacks on the US, Pakistan’s top brass took a policy turn and joined in the US’s “war on terror”, but a large chunk of officers took retirement and with serving colleagues they helped the Taliban. This changed the dynamics of the Afghan war theater (see Military brains plot Pakistan’s downfall Asia Times Online, September 26, 2007).

This collection of former and serving officers was responsible for a number of attacks on the military, including on military headquarters in 2009 and against ex-president General Pervez Musharraf.

Now, this nexus could become active again to revive regional operations, in addition to a possible mutiny against the top military brass. (See Trouble ahead in Pakistan’s new US phase May 18.)

This is the third attack on a naval installation in the past 30 days - two were launched before Bin Laden’s assassination.

“The Pakistan navy constituted a high-level inquiry committee after their bases were targeted last month,” a senior security official told Asia Times Online on the condition of anonymity. “The teams arrived to Karachi last month and asked for our input. They were wondering why militants were targeting the navy as they were not involved in any anti-terror operations. We told them that the navy’s own staff were hand-in-glove in those two attacks,” the official said.

Kashmiri’s 313 Brigade, which was earlier focused on Afghanistan, has clearly now turned its sights on Pakistan, where Kashmiri is known to have powerful connections among retired and serving officials in the armed forces. More attacks are inevitable.

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Saleem Shahzad was kidnapped earlier by Taliban militants in Afghanistan during his reporting.

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/southasia/news/article_1642429.php/Journalist-for-Italian-news-agency-in-Pakistan-missing
In November 2006 Shahzad, who has worked for AKI since 2004, was kidnapped by Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, where he was reporting.
Six days later, he contacted his wife to tell her that he and another Pakistani journalist, Qamar Yousafzai, were being held hostage by militants led by Taliban commander Matiullah.
The two reporters were subsequently ‘tried’ by the militants as suspected spies and released after they admitted wrongdoing.

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Pakistan Navy was involved since didn’t the CNS mentioned that Orions from Karachi were doing surveillance in tribal areas scouting for targets? I think that even SSG/N could have been deployed in operations there, but it depends on if Paki SSG/N is like the US Navy Seals which are the most lethal of all Spec Ops including the green berets in the US special forces command.

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Thats confusing, Taliban released journalists after they admitted of “wrongdoing”? :konfused:

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rumour is he has been killed. a body has been discovered close to his abandoned car.

our wonderful intelligence is so good at apprehending troublemakers.

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DAWN News: the car of abducted journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad found near Sira-e Alamgir with an unidentified dead body near it.

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^^ Any source???

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^ its all on the news/journalist circles on twitter. was seeing some coverage on tv too.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/pak-journalist-saleem-shahzads-car-found/155727-56.html

This is the twitter feed of the Pakistan rep for Human Rights Watch. He and Mehmal Sarfaraz (daily times) are the ones giving updates

http://twitter.com/#!/AliDayan

http://twitter.com/#!/Mehmal

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Looks like the khakis and ISI are back to their usual ways! Now, according to this news report, they have kidnapped the reporter from the Atimes.com. I dont have much doubts that all those “missing balochs” turning up dead and brutally tortured is the work of ISI, isi is using FC as cover.
http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\05\31\story_31-5-2011_pg1_2

Missing journalist in ISI custody, says HRW

By Afnan Khan

LAHORE: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has, through credible sources, learnt that journalist Saleem Shahzad is in custody of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), HRW’s Pakistan representative Ali Dayan Hasan told Daily Times on Monday.

Dayan remarked that the ISI remained a major human rights abuser in Pakistan and it frequently kept abusing and torturing those journalists it disagreed with. He further said the HRW had previously documented similar cases of abduction and torture on journalists by security agencies.

**People close to Shahzad told Daily Times that he was picked up by officers of an intelligence agency who have promised through anonymous calls to release him soon. Shahzad, who was working as bureau chief of the Asia Times Online in Islamabad, was whisked away by unidentified people on Sunday evening when he left his F-8 Sector residence to participate in a television talk show. His mobile phone remained switched off and his car could not be traced. **

People close to Shahzad stated that he had received numerous warnings from security agencies for his reporting in the past, adding that his recent reporting on the issue of terrorist attack on PNS Mehran might have become the reason of his abduction.

Meanwhile, a case has been registered against the unidentified kidnappers in the F-8 Sector Police Station.

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kidnapped, dead body found later on.. all the markings of intelligence agencie(s)