Breaking News Rawalpindi: Dozens of supporters of the self-confessed assassin of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer have gathered outside the jail where he is to appear in court.
Mumtaz Qadri is due for a procedural hearing at an anti-terrorism court in a Rawalpindi city jail.
The 26-year-old gunned down Mr Taseer earlier this month in Islamabad, after the governor backed reforms to controversial blasphemy laws.
Mr Qadri has been hailed as a hero by many in Pakistan.
The mfarhanonline’s Maryum, who is outside the court in Rawalpindi’s main Adiala jail, says more than 50 Qadri supporters have turned up, waving placards and shouting slogans.
She says the demonstrators are mainly supporters of a Sunni Muslim cleric, Qari Hanif, whom police have been investigating on suspicion of inciting the attack on Governor Taseer.
It is understood that Mr Qadri told the police that he had been inspired to target Mr Taseer after attending a religious gathering led by Mr Hanif.
Our correspondent says the demonstration outside the jail is not a huge one compared with previous court appearances by Mr Qadri, when he was mobbed and showered with petals.
But, it is an attempt by his supporters to make their presence felt, he says.
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