Clashes at Islamabad protest for executed Islamist killer

March 28, 2016 13:01

From Liaquat Bagh to Parliament House, the supporters of Mumtaz Qadri left a trail of smoke and debris in their wake as they marched on the capital.Citizens of the twin cities, meanwhile, were confined to their homes in the absence of up-to-date information about the movement of the protesters due to a lack of coverage on electronic media. Read more

(Police bodyguard Qadri murdered his boss, Punjab governor Salman Taseer, in 2011, after Taseer called for reform of Pakistan's strict blasphemy laws.)

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