UN Chief Condemns Assassination of Provincial Governor in Pakistan

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 January 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the assassination today of the governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province, Salman Taseer.

In a statement issued early Tuesday by his spokesperson, the Secretary-General also described Mr. Taseer as a “prominent leader whose death is a loss for Pakistan,” and extended his condolences to the family of Mr. Taseer and to the people and government of Pakistan.

According to media reports, the Punjab governor was…