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Salmaan Taseer was known for liberal views and publicly opposed the nation's controversial blasphemy law amid a growing divide in Pakistani society over what role religion should play in government.

Son of Slain Governor Is Kidnapped in Pakistan Owais Tohid 2011

The son of Salmaan Taseer— the governor of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province who was killed by his police guard earlier this year—was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Lahore, police and witnesses said.

Son of Slain Governor Is Kidnapped in Pakistan Owais Tohid 2011

Bhatti's assassination comes two months after a bodyguard murdered Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer for visiting Ms. Bibi in jail and speaking out against abuse of the law.

Confronting the Myth of 'Moderate Pakistan' Sadanand Dhume 2011

But some more conservative citizens, who include self-made professionals such as provincial lawyers and traders, cheered Salmaan Taseer's assassination and hailed the security guard who killed him as a hero.

Son of Slain Governor Is Kidnapped in Pakistan Owais Tohid 2011

His assassination came less than two months after the murder of Governor Salmaan Taseer, who was assassinated by one of his own body guards.

Salam Al Marayati: Blasphemy Laws Are Against Islam Salam Al Marayati 2011

In January, Salmaan Taseer, Punjab province's governor, was shot dead by his police guard at a shopping center in Islamabad.

Car Bomb Kills 20 in Eastern Pakistan Zahid Hussain 2011

Bret Stephens Shehrbano Taseer and her late father, Salmaan Taseer Pakistan's problem isn't that it's a nation of fanatics.

The Face of Pakistan's Courage Bret Stephens 2011

Noted Indian author M.J. Akbar recently summed up the matter pithily when he stated that "If Salmaan Taseer former governor of Punjab had been an Indian Muslim, he would be alive today."

U.S. Has Helped to Fuel Pakistan's Increasing Problems 2011

On Jan. 4, Salmaan Taseer, the liberal-minded governor of the Pakistani province Punjab, was shot 27 times at point-blank range by his bodyguard, an Islamic fanatic named Mumtaz Qadri.

The Face of Pakistan's Courage Bret Stephens 2011

They have been living under direct and indirect threats by extremists since the assassination of Salmaan Taseer.

Son of Slain Governor Is Kidnapped in Pakistan Owais Tohid 2011