"Banned organisations should not be supported"

Punjab Governor Salman Taseer said on Saturday that banned militant organisations should not be given any support in any context.

The governor made these comments during a visit to Services Hospital to meet with the injured from Friday's attack.

Taseer said that criminal elements do not deserve any leniency and that the convicted terrorists should be hanged.

Commenting on the police's operations against militants on Friday, the governor said that they fought bravely and proved that they could tackle terrorism despite their limited resources.