The thin line dividing Pakistan

Pakistans most high-profile political assassination in three years has bitterly divided the country, horrifying moderates but winning praise from religious scholars and lawyers who festooned the presumed killer in garlands. AFP and Reuters Photos.

Pictured on top People stand next to burning tyres holding banners and chanting slogans during a protest in support of Mumtaz Qadri, alleged killer of Punjab governor Salman Taseer, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 10, 2011. Pictured above Christians gather in a Cathedral in Lahore on January 9, 2011, for special prayers for the late Punjab Governer Salman Taseer.