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Pakistan: Former Punjab Gov Salman Taseer's assassin Mumtaz Qadri hanged
Islamabad, Feb 29 (IBNS) Mumtaz Qadri, the assassin of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer was hanged earlier on Monday in Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail, according to reports.
Senior police officer Rizwan Omar Gondal was quoted as saying by Geo News, "Qadri was hanged at around 4:30am."
He was convicted by an anti-terrorism court of terror and murder, a decision he contested but was upheld by the Pakistan Supreme Court.
His clemency appeal was also rejected by the President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain.
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