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| India-Pakistan |
| 2011-01-06 |
| [Dawn] Hundreds of The Punjab governor was shot on Tuesday by one of his guards, 26-year-old Mumtaz Qadri, who confessed to the murder because of Taseer's vocal opposition to the law that was recently used to sentence a Christian woman to death. Analysts say the liquidation underscores how deeply religious extremism has penetrated Pakistain's conservative society, with even the Internet-literate elite resorting to Facebook to rally support for the killer. Nearly 2,000 All the pages had been removed by Wednesday. But other private account holders used their In a sign of mainstream media opposition, Pakistain's leading Urdu-language newspaper, Jang, ran a front-page story declaring: "There should be no funeral for Salman Taseer and no condemnation for his death." "A supporter of a blasphemer is also a blasphemer," said a sub-heading, reporting that 500 religious scholars and holy mans had paid tribute to Qadri. But voices also came out to denounce the gunman, and Those "Sad over Death of Tolerance in Pakistain. Governor Punjab killed by his 'lunatic guard,'" said one man on his status. "Pretext: Late Governor Salman Taseer was bold enough to stand-up against Blasphemy law... extensively used/abused against religious minorities," he added. "It is sad. I shiver thinking where we are heading and in which society my kids will live their lives," said another. Police investigations are focusing on whether the bearded police commando acted alone or as part of a wider conspiracy. A lawyer from Islamabad's high court, Farooq Sulehria, told AFP that the assassin would find no shortage of support. "We will provide all legal support to Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, we will fight for him in the court," said Sulehria. |
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