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HuaweiISLAMABAD — The assassination of the governor of Pakistan’s most politically important province Punjab, Salman Taseer, is the latest killing of a politician from the south Asian country in recent years.
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Thousands of Pakistanis braved high security on Wednesday to attend the funeral of Punjab governor Salman Taseer, following the country's most high-profile assassination in three years.
Pakistan was in mourning and on high alert ahead of the funeral of Punjab provincial governor Salman Taseer, following the country’s most high-profile assassination in 3 years.
The governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province was shot dead near his Islamabad home, in a brazen assassination that threatens to sink the country ever deeper into chaos.
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ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday announced a three-day national mourning period following the assassination of Punjab governor Salman Taseer, Gilani’s office said.
Salman Taseer, the governor of Pakistan’s most politically important province Punjab, was assassinated by one of his bodyguards in Islamabad on Tuesday, apparently for opposing blasphemy laws.
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