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.
Apr 04, 2016, 08:57 AM IST
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".
Mar 29, 2016, 23:14 PM IST
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.
Mar 28, 2016, 16:33 PM IST
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.
Mar 12, 2016, 19:22 PM IST
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.
Mar 09, 2016, 18:24 PM IST
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.
Mar 08, 2016, 19:20 PM IST
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.
Mar 07, 2016, 18:15 PM IST
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.
Mar 01, 2016, 20:49 PM IST
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.
Feb 29, 2016, 18:12 PM IST
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”.
Feb 29, 2016, 10:10 AM IST
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 .
Feb 29, 2016, 09:35 AM IST
