Governor Salman Taseer's killer Mumtaz Qadri hanged in Adiala Jail
Qadri had assassinated former Governor Taseer on 4th January 2011.
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – Assassin of former Governor Punjab Salman Taseer, Mumtaz Qadri, was hanged in Adiala Jail in the early morning hours of Monday. He was being held up in Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi where his family visited him for the last time on Sunday night.
Qadri, a former police commando in Taseer’s security protocol, gunned down the former Governor on 4th Jaunary 2011 in Islamabad s Kohsar Market. Qadri was handed a death sentence by the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC).
President Mamnoon Hussain had earlier rejected Qadri s appeal for clemency.
Security has been put on high alert throughout the country after Qadri s hanging.
Qadri s dead body has been handed over to his family.
