Salman Taseer, the liberal governor of Pakistan’s largest province, Punjab, was shot and killed by his bodyguard in Islamabad’s upscale Kohsar Market on 4 January 2011. The guard identified as Mumtaz Hussain Qadari stated that he killed the governor because of his liberal and progressive views. Taseer’s recent public endorsement of a pardon for a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy had angered the fanatic Qadari. Taseer who belonged to the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was a prominent liberal among the Liberals and had recently moved to amend the draconian blasphemy law enacted during the rule of Gen Zia ul-Haq. However his party, PPP dropped the move after pressure from hardline Muslim groups whose support it needs to stay in power.
Salman Taseer of Pakistan’s Punjab Province Shot Dead
Salman Taseer, the liberal governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province was gunned down on 4 January 2011.
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