Islamabad (ANTARA News/AFP) - The outspoken governor of Pakistan`s most politically important province Punjab was shot dead in the capital Islamabad on Tuesday, state television reported.

PTV ran a ticker announcement across the screen, quoting governor Salman Taseer`s spokesman Ishtiaq Amin as saying he was dead.

Police said earlier Taseer had been shot and wounded near his Islamabad home in the leafy F6 sector and close to Kohsar market, a popular shopping and cafe spot frequented by wealthy Pakistanis and expatriates.

Taseer was a leading moderate voice in the main ruling Pakistan People`s Party, which is facing a major political crisis since losing its parliamentary majority when its junior coalition partner quit the government on Sunday.
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