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Pakistan on alert following killing of Salman Taseer

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Pakistan’s Punjab governor Salman Taseer was shot dead yesterday by one of his bodyguards, who shot him 30 times. BBC reporter, Aleem Maqbool is in Lahore, Pakistan, where Taseer’s funeral is taking place.

Mosque leader suspected of framing Pakistani teenager for blasphemy

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Pakistan rallies in support of blasphemy law

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Pakistani governor assassinated

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Pakistan minister Shahbaz Bhatti assassinated

Conflict & Justice

Liberal Pakistani Minister Shot

Gunmen shot and killed Minister of Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, a top liberal Pakistani minister as he was leaving his home for a cabinet meeting. Bhatti was the only Christian member of Pakistan’s Cabinet. This is the second time a high-profile critic of the nation’s blasphemy laws has been assasinated this year. BBC correspondent Shoaib Hassan […]