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Pakistan on Alert as Governor’s Assassin is Hanged

Pakistan on Alert as Governor’s Assassin is Hanged
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Pakistan Monday hanged the assassin of a governor seeking reform of the country's blasphemy law, officials said, in a blow to terrorists who feted Mumtaz Qadri as a hero and had threatened violence if he was executed.

Pakistan on Alert as Governor’s Assassin is Hanged

Officials stepped up security in the garrison city of Rawalpindi as hundreds of people began gathering at Qadri's family home early Monday, and some roads were closed in the nearby capital Islamabad as authorities braced for protests from hardliners.

Qadri, a former police bodyguard, shot liberal Punjab governor Salman Taseer 28 times in an upscale market in Islamabad in 2011.

"Qadri was hanged in Adiala jail early Monday morning" in Rawalpindi, senior local police official Sajjid Gondal said.

Qadri's body was being displayed to supporters at his family's home in the city, where Rangers and police in riot gear as well as ambulances and dozens of police vehicles were stationed.

Armed Rangers could also be seen on the roof of the building housing Qadri's residence, while authorities blocked some roads in the neighborhood.

In the port mega-city of Karachi, some petrol stations were closed after Qadri supporters ordered them shut.

Qadri lost a petition for the Supreme Court to review his sentence in December last year.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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