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January 5, 2011

Slain Pakistani Governor Salman Taseer Buried 
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In Pakistan, funeral services were held today for Salman Taseer, the
governor of Punjab province. On Tuesday, he was shot 29 times by one of
his own guards. Taseer was a leading moderate Pakistani politician who
publicly spoke out against the country's blasphemy laws. Taseer's
assassin has been praised by many in Pakistan for his actions. Some
conservative Pakistani religious scholars issued a joint statement today
asking people not to try to lead funeral prayers or express regrets over
Taseer's assassination because of his opposition to the blasphemy laws.
Taseer has been described as the most prominent Pakistani political
figure to be assassinated since former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was
killed three years ago.



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