Shahbaz Bhatti (9 September 1968 – 2 March 2011),[1] popularly known as Shahbaz Bhatti, was a Pakistani politician who was elected as a member of the National Assembly from 2008.[2] He was the first Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs[1] from November 2008 until his assassination on 2 March 2011 in Islamabad and the only Christian in the Cabinet.[3] Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for his killing and called him a blasphemer of Muhammad.[4] In March 2016, five years after the death of Shahbaz Bhatti, his cause for beatification was formally opened by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, making him a Servant of God within the Roman Catholic Church.[5] more…….