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04 Apr 2016

Shrine of Salman Taseer's murderer Mumtaz Qadri exposes two faces of Pakistan

A shrine setup in the memory of the Qadri, the assassin of former governor of Pakistan`s Punjab province, Salman Taseer, mirrors the two-faced reality of Pakistan -- one face meant for the world and the second and more realistic one, meant for militants like Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri and his associates.

29 Mar 2016

Pakistan issues 2-hour notice to Mumtaz Qadri's supporters to end sit-in

Pakistan on Tuesday night gave a two-hour notice to the supporters of Mumtaz Qadri, executed for killing former Punjab governor Salman Taseer, to end their three-day sit-in as authorities arrested over 1,100 protesters who were demanding declaration of the Islamist assassin as a "martyr".

Qadri supporters

28 Mar 2016

Qadri supporters continue siege of Islamabad

Hundreds of Islamists on Monday continued the siege of the heart of the Pakistani capital to denounce the hanging of the commando who assassinated the Punjab governor for alleged blasphemy.

12 Mar 2016

Kidnapped son of slain Pak governor Salman Taseer not rescued by security forces

The kidnapped son of slain Pakistani governor Salman Taseer was not released after a rescue operation by security forces and it remains unclear as to why he was freed by militants after nearly five years of captivity, a probe said on Saturday.

09 Mar 2016

Kidnapped son of slain Pak governor Taseer reunited with family

Amid joyous scenes, the son of slain Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, who was rescued from the clutches of the Pakistani Taliban, was today reunited with his family here after nearly five years in captivity.

08 Mar 2016

Pakistan: Salmaan Taseer's abducted son freed after 5 years

Shahbaz Taseer, son of erstwhile Pakistani Punjab governor Salman Taseer, was freed from his captors on Tuesday, five years after he was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from Lahore.

07 Mar 2016

Blast kills 17 in Pak as Taliban avenge Islamist's execution

At least 17 people were killed and 30 others injured on Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded court in Pakistan's restive northwest, an attack the Taliban said was revenge for the hanging of liberal Punjab province governor Salman Taseer's Islamist assassin.

01 Mar 2016

Executed Pakistani Mumtaz Qadri hailed as hero of Islam for supporting blasphemy law

After the execution, Qadri's body was handed over to his family living in Sadiqabad area of Rawalpindi where hundreds of his supporters belonging to radical religious groups gathered to mourn his death.

29 Feb 2016

Pakistan on alert as Salman Taseer's assassin Mumtaz Qadri is hanged

Qadri, a former police bodyguard, shot liberal Punjab governor Salman Taseer 28 times in an upscale market in Islamabad in 2011.

29 Feb 2016

Salman Taseer's assassin Mumtaz Qadri hanged to death in Pakistan

Radical religious groups had been demanding that Qadri should be forgiven as he killed a “blasphemer”.

Pakistani police commando

29 Feb 2016

Pakistan Police commando who killed Punjab Governor Salman Taseer handged to death

Former Pakistani police commando Mumtaz Qadri, convicted in the killing of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer , was hanged to death early on Monday at a Rawalpindi jail .

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