In Pakistan, funeral services were held today for Salmaan Taseer, the governor of Punjab province. On Tuesday, he was shot 29 times by one of his own guards. Taseer was a leading moderate Pakistani politician who publicly spoke out against the country’s blasphemy laws. Taseer’s assassin has been praised by many in Pakistan for his actions. Some conservative Pakistani religious scholars issued a joint statement today asking people to refrain from leading funeral prayers or expressing regrets over Taseer’s assassination because of his opposition to the blasphemy laws. Taseer has been described as the most prominent Pakistani political figure to be assassinated since former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was killed three years ago.