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June 20, 2011

Pakistani Journalist Beaten By Suspected Intelligence Officers 
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In news from Pakistan, a 32-year-old journalist, Waqar Kiani, has been
badly beaten just days after he published an account of abduction and
torture by suspected Pakistani intelligence agents. Kiani works for the
Guardian newspaper. Three weeks ago, another reporter, Saleem
Shahzad,was beaten to death after he wrote an article alleging links
between Pakistani navy officials and al-Qaeda.



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