"Taliban and al-Qaeda factions are claiming responsibility for the assassination of the only Christian serving in [Pakistan's] government."

Candelin said that Bhatti, a Roman Catholic, worked on behalf of all of Pakistan’s religious minorities, which include Sikhs, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and even some ill-regarded sects of Islam

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