Shahbaz Bhatti Pakistan minister Shahbaz Bhatti shot dead in IslamabadShahbaz Bhatti a Christian critic of Pakistan's blasphemy laws killed by assassins who left leaflets signed 'Taliban al Qaida'
Self described Taliban gunmen have shot dead Pakistan's minorities minister, Shahbaz Bhatti, an advocate of reform of the country's blasphemy laws, as he left his Islamabad home.
Two assassins sprayed the Christian minister's car with gunfire, striking him at least eight times, before scattering pamphlets that described him as a "Christian infidel". The leaflets were signed "Taliban al Qaida Punjab".
Dismayed human rights activists said it was another sign of rising intolerance at hands of violent extremists. "I am sad and upset but not surprised," said the veteran campaigner Tahira Abdullah outside Bhatti's house. "These people have a long list of targets.
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