Pakistani Governor Assassinated: Opposed Blasphemy Law, Supported Asia Bibi

We have very tragic and sad news coming out of Pakistan today regarding the assassination of Salman Taseer, the governor of Punjab, who was assassinated yesterday by a member of his own security detail, while at a popular market in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. His assassin, Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, said he killed him because the governor had described the blasphemy law as a "black law".

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