A report published in Pakistan's Daily Times said that a senior journalist has been missing since Sunday. The newspaper quoted Human Rights Watch and said that Saleem Shahzad is in custody of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency.
Shahzad's friends said he was whisked away by unidentified people on Sunday evening when he left his residence to participate in a television show.
His mobile phone remained switched off and his car could not be traced.
Shahzad had reported on Al Qaeda being behind the Mehran attack.
He is a bureau chief of Asia Times Online and has written a book on Al Qaeda in Pakistan which is due to be released.
Shahzad's friends said he was whisked away by unidentified people on Sunday evening when he left his residence to participate in a television show.
His mobile phone remained switched off and his car could not be traced.
Shahzad had reported on Al Qaeda being behind the Mehran attack.
He is a bureau chief of Asia Times Online and has written a book on Al Qaeda in Pakistan which is due to be released.
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