Governor Punjab Salman Taseer has been gunned down by an Elite Force personnel who opened fire at his car in Kohsar Market of Sector F-6 in Islamabad, report said on Tuesday. Taseer received bullet shots in his chest and shifted to Poly Clinic in a Police van where he succumbed to his injuries. The Governor is said to have been shot at by a man of his own security squad. At least 6 men have been apprehended on suspicion including the killer. Salmaan Taseer was a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and had also served as a minister in the caretaker cabinet of Prime Minister Muhammad Mian Soomro under Pervez Musharraf. Taseer was also the chairman and CEO of the First Capital and Worldcall Group.