Moderate Muslims key to combatting Pakistan’s radical milieu (Shahzeb Ali Rathore, East Asia Forum)

In March 2016 the hanging of Mumtaz Qadri, who killed the then governor of Punjab Salman Taseer for his attempts to reform Pakistan’s blasphemy laws in 2011, sparked public outcry. The protests in Islamabad by Qadri’s supporters highlight the extent to which radical ideas have found traction in segments of Pakistan’s population

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/05/13/moderate-muslims-key-to-combatting-pakistans-radical-milieu/