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US condemns killing of Saleem Shahzad
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday condemned the abduction and murder of a Pakistani journalist who had written about alleged links between the Pakistani military and Al-Qaeda."The United States strongly condemns the abduction and killing of reporter Syed Saleem Shahzad," she said in a statement.
"His work reporting on terrorism and intelligence issues in Pakistan brought to light the troubles extremism poses to Pakistan's stability," she said.
Clinton said Washington welcomed Pakistan's launch of a probe into the killing.
Shahzad, 40, who worked for an Italian news agency and an online news site registered in Hong Kong, went missing on Sunday. His body was found dead 150 kilometres (93 miles) southeast of Islamabad.
Courtesy www.geo.tv