Pakistan Governor murdered because of his support of Christian women on trial.
PAKISTAN http://win1040.com/post1004/PAKISTAN.html SUMMARY: The governor of Punjab, Pakistan, Salmaan Taseer, was assassinated by one of his own guards on January 4, 2011. Taseer had spoken out against the nation's blasphemy laws and was a supporter of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman imprisoned for blasphemy and facing the death sentence. Salmaan Taseer, governor of Pakistan's most populous province, was gunned down by a member of his team of guards on January 4, 2011. His death comes three years after former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated. Taseer was considered "one of [Bhutto's] most prominent supporters." Taseer's killer said he committed this murder as "punishment for a blasphemer." The governor had spoken out about Pakistan's vaguely worded blasphemy laws, calling them harsh and unfair. "These laws are used to victimize Christians and other groups," Taseer said. He was one of only a few officials in Pakistan