Pakistani Minister for Minorities Shahbaz Bhatti, who had called for changes in the country's controversial blasphemy law, was killed in a gun attack in Islamabad on Wednesday, officials said.
Police said the shooting took place near an Islamabad market. Bhatti was the only Christian in the Pakistani cabinet.
"The initial reports are that there were three men who attacked him. He was probably shot using a Kalashnikov, but we are trying to ascertain what exactly happened," said Islamabad police chief Wajid Durrani.
A hospital spokesman said Bhatti had several bullet wounds. More...
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Well, looking at the Islamist infiltration on the prior thread – and that’s just ON THE INTERNET – sadly, a toxic political climate is going to endure in Pakistan where these unbelievably deranged and self-righteous people have forced everyone down to their level.
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