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Shahbaz Taseer freed at last
Kidnapped son of slain Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer recovered in Quetta raid
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The law upheld
Salman Taseer had not been charged or indicted but Mumtaz Qadri decided he was to be judge, jury and executioner
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Salman Taseer’s assassin: PTI MNA ruffles feathers, demands Qadri’s acquittal
Mujahid Ali says he will not retract his statement and has told party leaders.
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A tribute to Salmaan Taseer
He was a man who relished all emotions life had to offer and lived his life to full capacity in almost every way.
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Twitter alert: ‘The brave Salmaan Taseer’
Former Punjab governor was shot 27 times by his security guard for speaking against the blasphemy law.
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Salmaan Taseer’s murder: IHC forms medical board to examine Qadri
Counsel says he has lost weight drastically due to health problems.
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Tribune’s Gamechangers 2011: Mumtaz Qadri
The man who shot Salmaan Taseer.
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Tribune’s Gamechangers 2011: Salmaan Taseer
A death that defined a year of rising radicalism.
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A ‘liberal’ NA ignores Taseer’s death anniversary
National Assembly that we have these days is packed with many self-declared liberals sitting on the PPP benches.
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Mourners fear Taseer’s candle being put out
Decry lack of attention given to blasphemy law, other injustices.
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The fallen liberal
Everyone knows Taseer was not the first to call for a review of the laws that deal with the issue of blasphemy.
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Candlelight vigil: Taseer remembered
Participants disappointed that no prayers held at Governor’s House.
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Qadri supporters offer Rs100m for ‘holy gun’
Barelvis rally at Data Darbar, call for release of assassin.
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Punjab Assembly: PPP leader praises Salmaan Taseer, criticises Imran Khan
PPP leader Zulfiqar Gondal lauds Taseer's services, lashes out at Imran Khan over his stance on terrorism.
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Salmaan Taseer on Twitter: Last man standing against Blasphemy laws
"Covered in the cloak of religion even a puny dwarf imagines himself a monster. Important to face, call their...
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Salmaan Taseer on Twitter: The gloves-off politician
Taseer was never short of words be it for his political opponents, militants, Indians or just regular people.
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Salmaan Taseer on Twitter: Razor sharp wit, funny quips
The best thing about Salmaan Taseer's tweets was that they were uncensored and relentless.
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Marking the anniversary: Polarising in life, and death
Rights activists to hold candlelight vigil; religious right to ‘honour’ his assassin.
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Husband, NGO scrap over Aasia Bibi’s case
Monetary disputes between Ashiq and the Masihi Foundation have put Aasia’s appeal on the back-burner.
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The real essence of Salmaan Taseer
An anecdotal account of the man that he was.
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Treading between scripture and common law
The self-confessed assassin appealed his death sentence which lies before IHC.
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One year on
Instead of making Taseer emblem of our righteous objection to a controversial law, we allowed murder to go by default.
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We never learned
The question that remains unattended, that Salmaan Taseer died trying to address, is the validity of blasphemy law.
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Has anything changed since Taseer’s murder?
One year on, the judge who sentenced Qadri, the cleric who led Taseer's funeral prayers have fled the country.
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Salmaan Taseer case: ATC judge goes on indefinite leave
Amid violent protests, Justice Shah has been receiving life threats since the hearing of the case.
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Protect the judge (II)
Perhaps, the only refuge that the brave judge will now find will be in a foreign country.
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Protect the judge
Judge Pervez Ali Shah of the anti-terrorism court must be accorded protection given our experience of such matters.
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Sunni Tehreek's protest against Qadri verdict turns violent
Religious party clashes with police, stages sit-in at Mall Road, Lahore.
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Court verdict: Police on high alert as govt scents trouble
Following religious groups, political parties also express support for Qadri.
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Analysis: State and judiciary must uphold rule of law
For such a befitting sentence it would be out-of-place to praise a judge as being bold.
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Media downplaying our anger: Qadri backers
More protests planned for coming week, Ahle Sunnat group issues fatwa.
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Protesting Qadri's sentence: Thousand protestors paralyse city roads
Defy ban on Mall rallies to block road over Qadri verdict.
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Reaction: Mixed response on Qadri verdict
Rights activists, religious leaders, lawyers express contrary views.
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Verdict is in: Death penalty for Taseer’s assassin
Self-confessed killer of Punjab governor convicted of murder and terrorism.
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A welcome verdict
Just because Qadri has been handed down a death sentence does not mean that the judge be given a death sentence too.
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Twitter alert: Death for Salmaan Taseer's killer
Some express joy over verdict while some find the capital punishment too harsh.
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Taseer murder case: Qadri sentenced to death
Mumtaz Qadri's supporters took to the streets to denounce the sentence soon after it was handed down.
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Mumtaz Qadri’s bogus defence
The inevitability of Taseer’s murder is argued by defence as "if Qadri had not killed him, someone else would...
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Salmaan Taseer case: No remorse as defence wraps up arguments
Qadri’s lawyers point to governor’s conduct as ‘justification’ for murder.
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Violent obscurantism: Qadri confesses to Taseer murder in court
Qadri claims that he lost his temper and shot the governor in anger.
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The cockroach anniversary
Patriots justifying killings in Balochistan, are quiet on other ills think honour supersedes extra-judicial killings.