Security has been beefed up across the country in the wake of Qadri's death. Rawalpindi: Mumtaz Qadri, the security guard who killed Governor Punjab, Salman Taseer has been hanged to death in Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi.
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| A Security Check post in Islamabad |
Mumtaz Qadri had filed a mercy plea before President Mamnoon Hussain after Supreme Court maintained his conviction in October last year.
Rumours started pouring in earlier today as his supporters started Twitter trend to call for protest against his expected hanging.
The protests have erupted in Hyderabad, Karachi and Lahore after the announcement by leaders of the movement to free Mumtaz Qadri.
Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri from Punjab, and was part of the security detail provided to Governor of Punjab Salman Taseer by the Elite Police. On 4 January 2011 Mumtaz Qadri shot Taseer who In an interview with Meher Bukhari on Samaa TV, Taseer commented on his view about the country's blasphemy law and on filing a mercy petition for Asia Bibi who has been sentenced to death by a court under the Blasphemy Law.
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| Salman Taseer's Body being transferred in a Ambulance |
After shooting Qadri reportedly said he killed Taseer due to the latter's vocal opposition to the blasphemy law in Pakistan. Taseer was against the blasphemy law and termed it a black law. Notably, Taseer made headlines when he favoured the Christian Pakistani woman, Asia Bibi. who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy. It was suspected that this was the main reason for his assassination. After the murder, more than five-hundred clerics voiced support for the crime and urged a general boycott of Taseer's funeral.
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| Mumtaz Qadri Supporters |
Supporters of Mumtaz Qadri blocked police attempting to bring him to the Anti-Terrorism Court in Rawalpindi, and some supporters showered him with rose petals.
On 1 October 2011, Qadri was sentenced to death by a Pakistani Anti Terrorist court at Islamabad for murdering Taseer.
Source The Nation
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