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| Pakistan Hangs Guard for Assassination of Outspoken Secular Politician | |
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| ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani authorities early on Monday hanged Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, who was convicted of killing Salmaan Taseer, a governor of Punjab Province who had campaigned to change the country’s blasphemy law. | |
| Mr. Qadri, who was part of the governor’s police security detail, fatally shot Mr. Taseer in 2011 in an upscale market in Islamabad, the capital. Mr. Taseer, a secular politician, was an outspoken opponent of the blasphemy law, which he and other critics said had been used to persecute religious minorities in Muslim-majority Pakistan. | Mr. Qadri, who was part of the governor’s police security detail, fatally shot Mr. Taseer in 2011 in an upscale market in Islamabad, the capital. Mr. Taseer, a secular politician, was an outspoken opponent of the blasphemy law, which he and other critics said had been used to persecute religious minorities in Muslim-majority Pakistan. |
| Mr. Qadri was hanged at the high-security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi at 4:30 a.m. on Monday, officials said. The authorities were reportedly bracing for protests by right-wing Islamists. | Mr. Qadri was hanged at the high-security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi at 4:30 a.m. on Monday, officials said. The authorities were reportedly bracing for protests by right-wing Islamists. |
| Mr. Qadri was sentenced to death in 2011, and his petition for mercy was turned down. During his court appearances, Islamist lawyers showered him with rose petals. | Mr. Qadri was sentenced to death in 2011, and his petition for mercy was turned down. During his court appearances, Islamist lawyers showered him with rose petals. |
| The killing of Mr. Taseer pointed to deep divisions in the country over matters of faith and law. | The killing of Mr. Taseer pointed to deep divisions in the country over matters of faith and law. |