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in Pakistan, Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Syed Pervez Ali Shah sentenced Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri to death and fined him Rs 200,000 for the murder of former Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer on January 4, 2011, for making “blasphemous statements”.
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in Pakistan, Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Syed Pervez Ali Shah sentenced Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri to death and fined him Rs 200,000 for the murder of former Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer on January 4, 2011, for making “blasphemous statements”. Qadri was sentenced to death on two counts – Section 302 of Pakistan Penal Court and Section 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act.
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- (Sources: Pakistan Today, 01/10/2011)
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