“Καθάρισαν” οι Πακιστανοί με τις μειονότητες. Στο τέλος δολοφόνησαν και τον αρμόδιο υπουργό (αφού πλέον δεν είχε αντικείμενο)
Προσέξτε τον λόγοMr Bhatti, the cabinet's only Christian minister, had received death threats for
urging reform to blasphemy laws.
In January, Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, who had also opposed the law, was
shot dead by one of his bodyguards.
The blasphemy law carries a death sentence for anyone who insults Islam. Critics
say it has been used to persecute minority faiths.
Pamphlets by al-Qaeda and Tehrik-i-Taliban Punjab, a branch of the Taliban in Pakistan's most populous province, were found at the scene.Tehrik-i-Taliban told BBC Urdu they carried out the attack. "This man was a known blasphemer of the Prophet [Muhammad]," said the group's deputy spokesman, Ahsanullah Ahsan. "We will continue to target all those who speak against the law which punishes those who insult the prophet. Their fate will be the same."
Christians, who make up an estimated 1.5% of Pakistan's 185 million population, were left reeling by Mr Bhatti's death.
"We have been orphaned today!" Rehman Masih, a Christian resident of Islamabad, told AP news agency. "Now who will fight for our rights?" Pakistan's blasphemy law has been in the spotlight since a Christian, Asia Bibi, was sentenced to hang in Punjab last November. She denies claims she insulted the Prophet Muhammad during a row with Muslim women villagers about sharing water. Although no-one convicted under the law has been executed, more than 30 accused have been killed by lynch mobs.