a popular progressive politician, the governor of punjab, the heart of pakistan, it s most popular state, was murdered by his own security guard, shot more than 25 times, because he had publicly opposed a law that said harsh penalties for blasphemy against islam. the government remains under threat of a no-confidence vote. to talk about the instability and what it means, najam sati joins me from pakistan. he was the editor of the daily times, a paper owned by ansir. now he owns the friday times . thank you. personally, how do you feel about this? this man was one of your closest friends, your boss, political confederate? we go back a long time. great sense of humor, very blunt, outspoken, and i think
a major crisis hit pakistan this week in the form of an assassination. a popular progressive politician, the governor of punjab, the heart of pakistan, its most populous state, was murdered by his own security guard, shot more than 25 times, because he had publicly opposed a law that said harsh penalties for blasphemy against islam. the government in islamabad remains under threat of a no-confidence vote. to talk about the instability and what it means, najam sati joins me from pakistan. he was the editor of the daily times, a paper owned by ansir. they started it together. he is now editor of the friday times. it s nice to have you on. thank you.