{"id":125,"date":"2011-03-05T07:18:19","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T07:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/activistfaith\/2011\/03\/mourning-the-loss-of-paskistans-only-christian-cabinet-member.html"},"modified":"2011-03-05T07:18:19","modified_gmt":"2011-03-05T07:18:19","slug":"mourning-the-loss-of-paskistans-only-christian-cabinet-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/activistfaith\/2011\/03\/mourning-the-loss-of-paskistans-only-christian-cabinet-member.html","title":{"rendered":"Mourning the Loss of Paskistan’s Only Christian Cabinet Member"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Christian Post <\/a>offered an insightful commentary on the recent murder of Bhatti, Pakistan’s sole Christian cabinet member. This is a huge loss for the Christian community. Please continue to pray for Bhatti’s family and the fragile situation for Christians in Pakistan. 
<\/font><\/i><\/h2>\n

-Dillon<\/font><\/i><\/h2>\n

+++<\/font><\/h2>\n

LAHORE – Pakistan<\/a>‘s
\nminister for minorities Shahbaz Bhatti will be buried at his ancestral
\nvillage Khushpur, some 200 kilometers (124 miles) west of Lahore, on
\nFriday at 1 p.m. (local time).<\/font><\/h2>\n

But as Pakistan’s first and only Christian cabinet member is about to
\nbe laid to rest, his family members and government officials are
\narguing over the amount of security he received.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Bhatti’s family
\nsaid he was never given an extended security cover and had the same
\nsecurity from his first to the last day as minister, despite many
\nrequests to the government for more protection.<\/p>\n

Read the full story here<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n

+++<\/p>\n

DILLON
\nBURROUGHS is an author, activist, and co-founder of Activist Faith.
\nDillon served in Haiti following the epic 2010 earthquake and has
\ninvestigated modern slavery in the US and internationally. His books
\ninclude Undefending Christianity, Not in My Town (with Charles J.
\nPowell), and Thirst No More (October). Discover more at DillonBurroughs.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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