Thousands of Pakistanis have turned out in Lahore for the funeral of one of the country's most well-known politicians, the governor of Punjab province Salman Taseer, who was assassinated on Tuesday. Mr Taseer had angered extreme Islamists because of his defence of religious minorities. Aleem Maqbool reports.
It has been a relief to many that after such a brutal end Salman Taseer's state funeral at least passed off peacefully. Thousands came to mourn one of this country's most well-known politicians. His death, though, has implications far beyond politics. It's revealed divisions in Pakistan that are at the very heart of so many of the problems here. For some, the governor was a hero, a man who spoke out against extremism and discrimination; but for others, it is his assassin, Mumtaz Qadri, who's being feted. There were even some public gatherings in his honour.
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