Salman Taseer
Slain Pakistani governor's son kidnapped
The son of assassinated Punjab governor Salman Taseer was kidnapped on Friday from Lahore, a media report said.
Shahbaz Taseer was abducted from Lahore's Gulburg area on Friday, Geo News reported.
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Pak widens Bhatti murder probe
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have widened the probe into the assassination of Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti to include members of his security detail and a detained police guard who had
Pakistan's minorities minister gunned down in Islamabad
Pakistan's minority affairs minister Shahbaz Bhatti, a vocal critic of the controversial blasphemy law, was on Wednesday shot dead by gunmen who ambushed his car near his residence here, the second high-profile politician to be assassinated in nearly two months.
Pakistan minorities minister gunned down in broad daylight
Islamabad: Gunmen shot dead a Catholic Pakistani government minister on Wednesday, after he had vowed to defy death threats following the murder of another politician opposed to an Islamic blasphemy l
Shahbaz Bhatti's killing 'unspeakable'
Vatican City: The Vatican condemned as 'unspeakable' the murder on Wednesday of a Catholic Pakistani government minister opposed to an Islamic blasphemy law, and called for an end to the persecution o
What is Pakistan's blasphemy law?
Islamabad: Here are some key facts on Pakistan's blasphemy law following the killing on Wednesday of a Catholic government minister who had vowed to defy death threats over his opposition to the legis
Timeline: Killings of Pak lawmakers
- Wednesday March 2, 2011: Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti is shot dead in his car in Islamabad. A Roman Catholic, Bhatti had opposed Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law.
- January 4, 2011
Pakistan minister gunned down for blasphemy, say Taliban
Islamabad: Gunmen shot dead Pakistan's only Christian government minister on Wednesday for challenging a law that mandates the death penalty for insulting Islam, the second top official killed this ye
Pak commando charged for Taseer killing
Rawalpindi: A Pakistani court on Monday charged a police commando with terrorism and the murder of leading liberal politician Salman Taseer, whose assassination divided the country.
Malik Mumtaz Huss
Prosecutor in Taseer murder case quits
The prosecutor who was pursuing slain Punjab governor Salman Taseer's murder case in a Pakistani court has withdrawn from the case citing security concerns, a media report said on Friday.
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