Pakistan Feature: Remembering Syed Saleem Shahzad (Buncombe)

Syed Saleem Shahzad had strong hands.

When he took hold of one of yours and clasped it enthusiastically you wondered what damage might be done. It was just that way three weeks ago in Islamabad, in the aftermath of the US operation to kill Osama bin Laden. There was the broad smile, the laughter, the luxuriant beard and the strong grip. "How have you been?" he said, as we got into his Toyota Corolla.

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Pakistan Feature: The Article that Led to Journalist Saleem Shahzad's Disappearance

UPDATE 1325 GMT: Pakistan's Geo News has posted that Saleem Shahzad's car has been found with an unidentified dead body and the journalist's identity.

Geo TV is now reporting that the http://www.twitter.com/AleemMaqbool">body is that of Shahzad and it bears marks of torture.

Sources on Twitter are reporting that Shahzad's brother-in-law has identified the body.

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