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Taseer funeral prayers offered at Governor House
LAHORE: Funeral prayers for eternal peace of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, has been offered at Governor House, Geo News reported Wednesday.Allama Afzal Chisti of Ulema Wing of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) led the funeral prayers of the deceased Taseer.
Various government high-ups including Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Ahmed Mukhtar, Ghulam Ahmed Bilour, Khurshid Shah, Farooq H Naek, Chaudhry Zaheeruddin, Raja Riaz, Amin Fahim, Qaim Ali Shah, Manzoor Wattoo, Qamaruz Zaman Kaira, Babar Awan, Jahangir Badar and Federal Interior Minister Rehman A Malik attended the funeral. Also, hundred of PPP workers and renowned people from all walks of life attended the last religious rituals of Taseer.
Leaders of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) including Hyder Abbas Rizvi, Babar Ghauri, Wasay Jalil, Raza Haroon and Saif Yar Khan were also present on the occasion.
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) leaders included Malik Nadeem Kamran and Haji Ehsanud Din Qureshi were also present at Governor House.
Khurshid Kasuri, Ghulam Mustafa Khar and Aitezaz Ahsan also attended the funeral. Various foreign diplomats also were present at Governor House.
PPP workers keep raising slogans and on one occasion, took Rehman Malik in their fold, demanding him to take up immediate action for the arrest of assassins of Benazir Bhutto.
Stringent security measures were taken up on the occasion with heavy contingents of police and rangers deployed around Governor House.
The national flag is flying at half mast all important places and government buildings and offices, as the federal government yesterday declared three-day mourning in mourning over the assassination of Governor Taseer.
According to announcement, Salman Taseer would be laid to rest at a graveyard in Cavalry Ground area of the city by the side of martyrs of Pakistan Army. President Asif Ali Zardari sent a sheet of flowers to laid on Taseer’s body.
A helipad has been smoothed out at Cavalry Ground for the purpose, where Taseer’s body will be taken on board a helicopter.
On this occasion, various routes through the city have completely been cordoned off to avert any untoward incident.
Courtesy www.geo.tv