ISLAMABAD: Punjab Governor Salman Taseer was allegedly assassinated by a gunman of Punjab Elite Force Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told reporters here on Tuesday.
The minister said the alleged killer had made confession statement of killing the Governor over late Taseer's statement billing the Blasphemy Law as a "black law.
The killer after attacking the governor with his weapon has surrendered to the security forces moments after shooting the governor dead.
Qadri was immediately arrested and police were interrogating him", he added.
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