http://standpointmag.co.uk Welcome to the Standpoint magazine, the culture and politics monthly en /node/3702 <!--paging_filter--><p><strong>SHIRAZ MAHER</strong></p><p>The Governor of Punjab, Salman Taseer, was assassinated earlier today for supporting reforms to Pakistan's arcane blasphemy laws. It is the most high profile and significant political assassination since former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in 2007. <p><a href="/node/3702"><span>read more</span></a></p> /node/3702#comments Islamists Pakistan Salman Taseer Terrorism Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:03:12 +0000 Shiraz Maher 3702 at http://standpointmag.co.uk