RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan has closed all schools and stepped up security in the capital, Islamabad, and the adjacent city of Rawalpindi ahead of the funeral there of an executed former police officer who assassinated a governor in 2011, accusing him of blasphemy.
Police official Ashfaq Tarar says the measure is a precaution against violence by supporters of Mumtaz Qadri, the executed killer whose supporters are converging on Rawalpindi for the funeral later Tuesday. Roads around government buildings, the Parliament and diplomatic compounds have been closed off.
Qadri's hanging Monday triggered street protests in several Pakistani cities as some religious, political leaders and militant groups have publicly defended him.
Pakistani supporters of Mumtaz Qadri protest his execution in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 29, 2016. Pakistan on Monday hanged Qadri, the convicted killer of a former governor, shot in 2011 by his bodyguard who accused him of blasphemy, officials said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
Qadri was on guard duty when he fatally shot secular Gov. Salman Taseer who had called for reforms of the country's harsh blasphemy laws.
Relatives and supporters stand around the body of Mumtaz Qadri, the convicted killer of a former governor, during funeral ceremonies at his home in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 29, 2016. Pakistan on Monday hanged the convicted killer of a former governor, shot in 2011 by his bodyguard who accused him of blasphemy, officials said. The execution triggered protests in several cities denouncing the hanging after some religious and political leaders, as well as militant groups, publicly defended the killer. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Pakistani supporters of Mumtaz Qadri rally in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 29, 2016. Pakistan on Monday hanged Qadri, the convicted killer of a former governor, shot in 2011 by his bodyguard who accused him of blasphemy, officials said. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
Pakistani supporters of Mumtaz Qadri protest his execution in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 29, 2016. Pakistan on Monday hanged Qadri, the convicted killer of a former governor, shot in 2011 by his bodyguard who accused him of blasphemy, officials said. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
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