Pakistani court sentences policeman to death for killing liberal governor

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani court has convicted and sentenced a police officer to death for the killing of a liberal governor earlier this year.

The high-profile slaying of Punjab provincial governor, Salman Taseer, by officer Mumtaz Qadri in January in Islamabad was widely taken as a sign that Pakistan was buckling under the weight of extremism.

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Peter Finn 01 Oct, 2011


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