Now this a surprise, there were no indications when the execution would take place. I abhor capital punishment and hope this does not lead to more carnage. I wonder how many more mosques are going to be named after him now since he has been elevated from being a hero to a martyr.
Shaan Taseer, one of the former governor’s sons, reacted to the news of Qadri’s execution by writing on his Facebook page that “a principle had been upheld”.
“I commend the judiciary, the president and the police for staying the course and doing their duty. And I thank them for honouring his memory,” he wrote, adding in Urdu: “Long live Pakistan.”