Salmaan Taseer was born on June 12, 1946. He was a businessman and politician. He served as the governor of the province of Punjab from 2008 to 2011.

He was a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and had also served as a minister in the caretaker cabinet of Prime Minister Muhammad Mian Soomro under Pervez Musharraf. Taseer was also the chairman and CEO of the First Capital and Worldcall Group.

He was appointed to the post of governor on May 15, 2008, in place of outgoing governor, Lt Gen (R) Khalid Maqbool, by then-President Musharraf at the request of the PPP establishment.

On January 4, 2011, Taseer was assassinated in Islamabad by his own security guard, who disagreed with his opposition to Pakistan's blasphemy law.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Death

On January 4, 2011, one of Taseer's bodyguards, Malik Mumtaz Qadri, shot him 27 times with an AK-47 at Kohsar Market, near his home in Sector F6, Islamabad as he was returning to his car after meeting a friend for lunch. Kohsar Market is a popular shopping and cafe spot for the city's elite and expatriates.
The assailant, Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri from Punjab, was part of the security detail provided to him by the Elite Police. After the shooting, Qadri turned himself in to authorities. Qadri reportedly said he killed Taseer due to the latter's vocal opposition of the blasphemy law in Pakistan.Notably, Taseer made headlines when he appealed for the pardon of a Christian Pakistani woman, Asia Bibi, who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy. It was suspected that this was the main reason for his assassination.
After his assassination, protests erupted in different parts of Punjab. Protestors also burned tyres and blocked traffic in Lahore
Posted by Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri at 6:05 AM

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