" Mera azm itna buland hai ke paraye shaulon ka dar nahin Mujhe khauf aatish-e-gul se hai, ye kaheen chaman ko jala ne de " [My resolve is so strong that I do not fear the flames from without I fear only the radiance of the flowers, that it might burn my garden down] — Shakeel Badayuni couplet referenced by Salmaan Taseer on Twitter, 8 hours before his assassination I had been hoping that I could post something light-hearted, more entertaining at the start to the new year, but today's Pakistan it seems is not the place for these sort of things any more. Four days into January and we already have yet another tragedy that has evoked not only pain and sadness but also immense amounts of disgust at the depths to which we, the unfortunate inhabitants of this blighted country, have sunk. Assassinated Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer: last man standing (Photo: APP/Dawn) Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer 's brutal and senseless murder in Islamabad today (Tuesday) is not only a...