Paul Bhatti, Pakistani Christian, stands against blasphemy law
Paul Bhatti, a Roman Catholic, worked as a surgeon in Europe and in his home country of Pakistan. His brother, Shahbaz, went into politics and became Pakistan’s only Christian cabinet member as the country’s first minister of minority affairs.
On March 2, 2011, Shahbaz was cut down in a hail of bullets in an attack by a militant group that called him “a blasphemer.” Pakistan’s bishops have called on the Vatican to declare him a martyr.
“My life and profession changed after the assassination of my brother,” Paul Bhatti said.
