Clement Shahbaz Bhatti
Clement Shahbaz Bhatti (9 September 1968 – 2 March 2011) was a Pakistani politician and Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs.
Quotes
[edit]- My new appointment will create some protests and resentment by many Islamic extremists. But my struggle will continue, despite the difficulties and threats that I have received. My only aim is to defend fundamental rights, religious freedom and the life of Christians and other religious minorities. I am prepared for any sacrifice for this mission, which I carry out with the spirit of a servant of God. I thank all those who have prayed for me and supported me. I am receiving many messages of support from Pakistan and around the world.
Quotes about Bhatti
[edit]- … Bhatti’s martyrdom was not a political accident, but the expected result of a life lived in open defiance of intolerance. Yet […] his courage was not dramatic. It was the quiet, disciplined courage of someone who believed that every human being has irreplaceable dignity and that this belief requires action.
- A. Sahara Alexander (pseudonym), "A Graphic Testament to Courage: “Blood & Water” Remembers Shahbaz Bhatti", Bitter Winter (April 16, 2026)
- To honor the legacy of Clement Shahbaz Bhatti (1968–2011) the city of Brampton, in Canada, has inaugurated a public park in his name. This is the second international recognition after the first street in the world was entitled to him on May 19, 2012, in Foggia, Italy. This happened while USCIRF, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, was releasing a detailed report on religious liberty in Pakistan.
- Marco Respinti, "Shahbaz Bhatti: A Public Park Is Named After Him in Canada", Bitter Winter (August 19, 2022)
