A Supreme Court decision to uphold the death sentence for an Islamist who killed Punjab Gov. Salman Taseer because of his objections to Pakistan’s blasphemy laws signals government resolve against Islamic extremism, human rights advocates said. On Oct. 7 the high court upheld the October 2011 death sentence for Mumtaz Qadri, who as Taseer’s bodyguard shot him to death in…
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