I'm glad we are honoring Shazad. His book was most impressive, a must read, imo. It brought me to a new level of understanding on al qaeda.
Pakistan: Slain Adnkronos reporter to be honoured in Washington
last update: May 09, 17:52
Washington, 9 May (AKI) - Slain Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad's name will be included on the Journalists Memorial at the Newseum in Washington.
The badly beaten body of Shahzad, 40, who worked as a correspondent for Adnkroknos International and Southeast Asia bureau chief for the Asia Times Online was found in a canal 150 kilometres southwest of Islamabad in May 2011, two days after he disappeared in the capital.
"He was killed for writing the truth and for this he sacrificed his life," the Newseum said in a statement, using the words of Shahzad's brother.
The 14 May ceremony will honour Shahzad and 71 other journalists who last year lost their lives because of their work.
The memorial is a two-story glass structure bearing the names of reporters, photographers, editors and broadcasters who have died in the line of duty, the Newseum says on its website.
Suspicion over Shahzad's murder has fallen strongly on ISI, which in an unusual move denied involvement in his death. Days before Shahzad's disappearance he published an article in Asia Times Online alleging links between Al-Qaeda and officials in the Pakistani navy.
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