Mumtaz Qadri, 26, became a hero to many Pakistanis on 4 January when he killed Punjab Governor Salman Taseer - the man for whom he worked as a bodyguard. Mr Qadri says he was angered by the governor's ...

Mumtaz Qadri was executed on Monday, Feb 29, 2016. The hanging took place at 4:30am at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, where Qadri had been imprisoned over the past several years. So ended a tragic and ...

Mumtaz Qadri was hailed as a hero by some Islamist groups Pakistan has hanged the former police bodyguard who shot dead Punjab's governor over his opposition to blasphemy laws, officials say. Mumtaz ...

Protests such as this one in Lahore took place in several major cities Thousands of people have protested across Pakistan following the execution of the former police bodyguard who shot dead Punjab's ...

Pakistan has hanged the assassin of a governor who sought to reform the country’s controversial blasphemy laws, officials and supporters said Mumtaz Qadri – feted as a hero by many supporters – was ...