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Pakistan: Paul Bhatti to succeed slain brother as federal minister
May 04, 2011
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To the relief of Pakistan’s beleaguered Christian community, Paul Bhatti, currently special adviser to the prime minister, has been named to a cabinet-level post as federal minister for religious minorities. Bhatti, a Catholic layman, is the brother of Shabhaz Bhatti, who previously held the cabinet post and was assassinated on March 2 for his opposition to the nation’s blasphemy law.
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Further information:
- New structure of the Ministry for Religious Minorities (Fides)
- Pakistan: bishops ask Holy See to declare assassinated layman a martyr (CWN, 3/28)
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