It was a dark day when the society we lived in breached the boundaries of impatience. The Late Governor Salmaan Taseer was shot mercilessly for speaking out against the misuse of blasphemy law, which by far is a subject of concern for many intellectuals till this day.
Each one of us remembers and pays our respects to the brave and outspoken Salmaan Taseer. Twitter was flooded with 'tribute tweets'. Here are some:
His son, Shehryar Taseer, on his father’s death anniversary tweeted out this picture:
— Shehryar Taseer (@shehryar_taseer) January 4, 2016
Bakhtawar B Zardari and Aseefa B Zardari tweeted out
Martyrs Never Die. Salute to the brave #ShaheedSalmaanTaseer. Please remember his son Shahbaz… https://t.co/RqYYtLsfmW
— Bakhtawar B-Zardari (@BakhtawarBZ) January 4, 2016 #ShaheedSalmaanTaseer lives on through his courageous family @AamnaTaseer @shehrbanotaseer @shehryar_taseer #Salute
— Aseefa B Zardari (@AseefaBZ) January 4, 2016
Then there was the literati maestro, Anwar Maqsood, remembering the late Salman Taseer
#ShaheedSalmaanTaseer Lets take out a minute and remember the Brave Salman Taseer today. People like him shall never be forgotten
— Anwar Maqsood (@IAnwarMaqsood) January 4, 2016 Here is how the rest of the tweetosphere paid their respects to the courageous Late Governor:
#ShaheedSalmaanTaseer You Will Never Be Forgotten
— Alia Iman (@AliaIman123) January 4, 2016
#ShaheedSalmaanTaseer dreamt of a country where freedom of speech was not frowned upon & where religious extremism was not ripe.
— kiran Raza (@kiranraza_01) January 4, 2016
There is a voice you cant stop with your bullets, it remains in our hearts #ShaheedSalmaanTaseer
— Mujeeb Azad (@Mujeeb_AzadPPP) January 4, 2016
"Mat samjho hum ney bhula diya" Remembering #ShaheedSalmaanTaseer: Candlelight vigil tomorrow at 7pm at 2 Talwar #Karachi. Please join.
— Maleeha Manzoor (@MaleehaManzoor) January 3, 2016
Five years ago today, the last politician to take a visible stand against Pakistan's blasphemy law was shot dead. No-one has dared since.
— Asad Hashim (@AsadHashim) January 4, 2016
Standing for #AsiaBibi a mother of 5 & publicly speaking against the #blasphemy laws cost Taseer his life. How many realise his sacrifice?
— Naila Inayat (@nailainayat) January 4, 2016
5 years since the brave Salman Taseer was shot dead. May he rest in peace and may his son return home safely soon. #ShaheedSalmaanTaseer
— Maham Ali (@Mahamali05) January 4, 2016
