lahore pakistan head new pakistani islamist party lionize killer provincial governor say would take rally cry death blasphemers next year general election surprisingly strong show recent vote tehrik-e-labaik pakistan party 7,000 vote weekend by-election bear protest movement support mumtaz qadri bodyguard governor punjab province gun boss 2011 call reform strict blasphemy laws supporters tehreek-e-labaik wave photos qadri become icon muslim hardliners execution last year campaign rally eastern city lahore percent vote contest seat vacate oust former prime minister nawaz sharif hero party leader khadim hussain rizvi say ask qadri add third-place finish sunday by-election would focus next year poll preparation start today contest bravely party almost chance gain power next year part new crop political movements espouse strict islamic rule remedy corruption accusations squabble among pakistan three main party strong show islamists could give influence election expect hard-fought supreme court bar sharif hold office interview reuters rizvi outline vision governance accord barelvi branch islam prominent cleric frequently cite koranic verse pakistani history say party could solve corruption problems day strict adherence sharia islamic law sharia enforce one worry say sit upper room lahore mosque surround followers many adopt qadri signature look long hair kohl-lined eye acknowledge vision would mean change daily life give example bar women work airline flight attendants party platform tehrik-e-labaik pakistan call free education free healthcare social justice best know public passionate support mumtaz qadri campaign rally feature posters qadri photo insistence muslim-majority pakistan blasphemy laws remain among world harsh dozens people convict blasphemy currently death row least 65 pakistanis murder blasphemy allegations since 1990 accord center research security study one highest-profile kill punjab governor taseer call laws re-examine minority christian woman sentence death blasphemy arrest kill bodyguard qadri draw slew admirers among islamists shower rise petal court hear tens thousands throng funeral last year condemn sharif government hang tehreek-e-labaik spokesman ejaz ashrafi say party start movement free mumtaz qadri change name enter politics execution ask qadri role inspiration party leader rizvi say hero doomsday hero beyond doomsday ask muslim obligation kill blasphemer rizvi say ... law hand qadri add justify pakistani police fail charge taseer blasphemy criticize law tehreek-e-labaik surprise many relatively strong show lahore by-election fill parliamentary seat leave vacant supreme court oust sharif unreported income case initiate opposition figure imran khan seat expect sharif wife kulsoom rule pakistan muslim league-nawaz pml-n party share vote constituency cut 49.3 percent 61 percent 2013 election khan former cricket star saw pakistan tehreek-e-insaf pti party increase share 37.6 percent 35 percent last vote much pml-n margin loss come vote cast candidates new islamist party addition tehreek-e-labaik newly declare party link hafiz saeed name unite state india mastermind 2008 mumbai attack kill 166 people percent lahore vote religious party never gain seat pakistan parliament tend appeal one particular sect single issue blasphemy still surge support ultra-religious party could drain away vote mainstream group potentially give islamists leverage policy-making tehreek-e-labaik rizvi say goal see strict vision islam enshrine law land want bring religion islam throne say inspire 'blasphemy killer new pakistani party eye 2018 vote