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| Pakistani slain governor Salman Taseer's son abducted | |
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| The son of assassinated Punjab governor Salman Taseer, who was killed in January for opposing the blasphemy law, has been abducted, Pakistan police say. | |
| Shahbaz Taseer's car was intercepted by four men in Lahore city's upscale Gulberg area on Friday. | Shahbaz Taseer's car was intercepted by four men in Lahore city's upscale Gulberg area on Friday. |
| It is not known who seized Mr Taseer but his family said they had received "threats from extremist groups". | It is not known who seized Mr Taseer but his family said they had received "threats from extremist groups". |
| Governor Salman Taseer was assassinated by his own bodyguard Mumtaz Qadri as he was about to get into his car. | Governor Salman Taseer was assassinated by his own bodyguard Mumtaz Qadri as he was about to get into his car. |
| "Four men in a car intercepted Shahbaz Taseer's car," news agency AFP quoted police emergency official Syed Mumtaz as saying. | "Four men in a car intercepted Shahbaz Taseer's car," news agency AFP quoted police emergency official Syed Mumtaz as saying. |
| "They overpowered him at gunpoint and forcibly put him in their car and sped away," he said. | "They overpowered him at gunpoint and forcibly put him in their car and sped away," he said. |
| Police said they have launched a search for Mr Taseer. | Police said they have launched a search for Mr Taseer. |
| His brother Sheryar Taseer told Reuters that their family had been receiving threats from the Taliban and extremist groups and that they could be behind the abduction. | His brother Sheryar Taseer told Reuters that their family had been receiving threats from the Taliban and extremist groups and that they could be behind the abduction. |
| Punjab Governor Salman Taseer was one of Pakistan's best-known political figures. | Punjab Governor Salman Taseer was one of Pakistan's best-known political figures. |
| His killer said he was angered by the governor's support for reforming Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law. | His killer said he was angered by the governor's support for reforming Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law. |