Had to arrest 11-year-old for her own safety, says Pak police
Associated Press | Monday August 20, 2012
Pakistani authorities arrested a Christian girl and are investigating whether she violated the country's strict blasphemy laws after furious neighbours surrounded her house and demanded police take action, a police officer said on Monday.
Shahbaz Bhatti could have been saved, says brother
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday March 4, 2011
Without blaming the Pakistani government, Toronto-based Peter Bhatti, brother of slain Pakistan federal minister for minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, Thursday said extra security for his brother could have saved his life.Bhatti, who was also the founder-chairman of the All Pakistan Minorities Alliance, wa...
Pakistan minister predicted his assassination
Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 2, 2011
Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, gunned down by militants today for calling for changes in Pakistan's blasphemy law, had often spoken about threats to his life from the Taliban and extremist elements in recent weeks.Bhatti, the only member of the federal cabinet from the minority Christian ...
International media on Bhatti assassination
Associated Press | Wednesday March 2, 2011
Gunmen shot and killed the Christian Pakistani government minister for religious minorities on Wednesday, the latest attack on a high-profile figure threatened by Muslim militants for urging reform of harsh blasphemy laws that impose the death penalty for insulting Islam. The killing of Shahbaz Bhat...
Pakistani minister assassinated in Islamabad
Salman Masood and Jane Perlez, New York Times | Wednesday March 2, 2011
The only Christian minister in the Pakistan government was shot dead by assailants as he left his home in the capital Wednesday morning to attend a cabinet meeting, an attack strikingly similar to the killing two months ago of another senior politician holding liberal views. Shahbaz Bhatti, the mini...
