The manner in which Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer was assassinated...by a trusted personnel deployed to guard his life...is one that has claimed the lives of various political personalities in the past.
High level meetings took place in Karachi on Friday to discuss the current political situation and the government's strategy to deal with it, ahead of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's meeting with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leaders.
Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf (PTI) chief, Imran Khan has said that there is a "sound reason" for the blasphemy laws legislature, and the real reason for rising terrorism being witnessed across Pakistan is actually the US-led War on Terror.
Civil society members have filed a complaint with the Karachi police against the Pesh Imam of Sultan Mosque. The imam in question allegedly issued a decree against Pakistan People's Party (PPP) MNA Sherry Rehman and termed her a non-Muslim.