Zenit: Dr. Paul Bhatti gave an impassioned plea on behalf of suffering minority groups in Pakistan in interviews with Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, after news broke that he had left his country for Italy.
Denying that he had fled the country for his own safety, the former Pakistani minister of national harmony and minority affairs said his visit toItaly was pre-arranged and added that he would soon return to his country to continue his struggle on behalf of oppressed minorities.
In a statement sent today to ACN, Dr Paul Bhatti said: “We have received threats, and we are facing them but I can’t leave alone my other [family] members who are under threat.
“We need your support and prayers to protect [the] weak and marginalized part of our community.” More on this here.
