ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Monday executed a man who shot and killed the governor of Punjab province over his call to reform the country's strict blasphemy laws, which carry a death sentence for insulting Islam, police and television said.
Authorities nationwide were on alert in anticipation of protests by those who consider Mumtaz Qadri a hero who defended Islam with the killing, Geo TV reported.
"At 4:35 a.m., Qadri was sent to the gallows," a senior police officer told Reuters by telephone on Monday. He requested anonymity because of the controversy surrounding the case.
