Pakistan's Only Christian Minister Assassinated Over Opposition To Blasphemy Laws

The Telegraph reports that "the assassination comes just a fortnight after Mr Bhatti, Minister for Minorities, said he was prepared to die for his beliefs following a series of death threats. He claimed his faith gave him strength during a recent visit to Canada. The member of Muslim-majority Pakistan's Christian community, was on his way to work in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, when unknown gunmen riddled his car with bullets, police officer Mohmmad Iqbal said. He was taken to Shifa Hospital with his driver who was also badly wounded. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but private Pakistani TV channels showed pamphlets at the scene of the killing that were attributed to the Pakistani Taliban warning of the same fate for anyone opposing the blasphemy laws."

Listen to the assassinated minister speaking from beyond the grave about the death threats against him and his readiness to give his life if need be to oppose radical Shariah law:
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