Pakistani investigative journalist Syed Fawad Ali Shah who was reported missing from Malaysia six months ago has been found alive in a prison in his home country.

According to his lawyer P Waytha Moorthy, the 41-year-old was found in jail some 300km away from his hometown, believed suffering from psychiatric issues and ill health due to alleged torture by the Pakistani authorities.

"All this time, they (the Pakistani authorities) denied that...