Pak on alert as Governor's killer is executed
Pakistan was on high alert on Monday as authorities executed Mumtaz Qadri for the assassination of Governor Salmaan Taseer in 2011. Lawyers in capital Islamabad declared a one-day strike and protests erupted across the nation. Qadri is reportedly considered a hero for killing Taseer to defend the honour of Islam. Governor Taseer had advocated reforms to Pakistan's rigid blasphemy laws. 