Bhatti Assassinated

• Indian Christian Federation condemns Bhatti's assassination

  The Indian Christian Federation today condemned the assassination of Pakistan's Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti. "When there was no safety for the Minister who was voicing concern for minority welfare, one can imagine the plight of minorities in that country," the Federation said in a statement here.The Federation also expressed concern ov...

• Pakistan minister predicted his assassination

  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 community, first received threats when he spoke in...