Pakistan Intelligence Agency Believed to Have Ordered Journalist Killing
[waitingforcorrection: no audio attached, invalid GUID] Relations between the US and Pakistan have been severely strained since the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden took place on Pakistani soil two months ago. But a story in The New York Times spells further trouble ahead. Back in May, news broke of the disappearance and subsequent murder of Syed Saleem Shahzad–a Pakistani journalist who frequently wrote about the presence of militants in the armed forces there. But Obama officials believe there is new evidence to suggest the agency had itself ordered the killing. Eric Schmitt is a senior writer and correspondent for our partner The New York Times. He broke this story and tells us about the new evidence and what it means for US-Pakistan relations.
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