Pakistan

Twitter alert: Reactions to Bhatti's assassination

Politicians, journalists and civil society members express grief, outrage over Shahbaz Bhatti's assassination.

Ali Syed March 02, 2011

Politicians, journalists and civil society members expressed their grief and outrage over the assassination of the Federal Minister for Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti.

Bhatti was killed on Wednesday morning in the I-8/3 area if Islamabad as he left his residence at around 10:30am. Three assailants, in a Suzuki Mehran, blocked the minister's car and then shot at him. According to the police, Bhatti received eight bullets on his body.

Here are a few who expressed their reactions on Twitter.

Farahnaz Ispahani

This attack on every voice that threatened the crazed extremists started with Shaheed Bibi's assassination. It is an attack on Pakistan .

Husain Haqqani

Shaheed Shahbaz Bhatti spoke passionately about need for all Pakistanis to fearlessly stand for an inclusive, tolerant Pakistan

Shehrbano Taseer

I don't know about the rest of you but this makes me more determined to keep fighting for a progressive Pakistan, not more scared.

Marvi Memon

Shahbaz Bhatti was a good colleague. Shell shocked.

Mosharraf Zaidi

My minister Shahbaz Bhatti loved Pakistan. Loved Pakistan more than his own life. I am beside myself.

Marvi Sirmed

They are all working in unison. Some of these banned groups issue threats against Shaheed Shahbaz Bhatti, TTP implements it. Shame.

Ayesha Tammy Haq

It was never about blasphemy. It’s always been about power and control. We have abdicated our control over ourselves.

Bina Shah

Black day for Pakistan. I'm feeling sick to my stomach.

COMMENTS (18)

Bhagat Singh Lyallpuria | 13 years ago | Reply @adeel: An American general told US government that Taliban were created by USA to fight against Russia. (reference Daily Jang Rawalpindi March 3,2011). Now recall another statement by Late Gen. Retired Naseer Ullah Babar when he was interior minister in 1993-96 " Taliban humare apne bache hain (taliban r our own children). Rest is a bloody history.

orielite | 13 years ago | Reply A country on the verge of self destructing in the name of the same ideology that created it.Have men lost their reason or the Brute acquired an image if indestructibility!Bleed my poor country bleed_thy soil has become rich with the blood of the innocent,the meek.

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Saleem | 13 years ago | Reply I don’t understand why people blame others for our own mistakes, why do we have to come up with the conspiracy theories all the time, blaming west? How about Saudi Arabia’s share in all this mess we are going through. A sizeable percentage of our population suffers from an extreme type of psychosis… they remind me of this insane person from my village who used to bite himself and torn all his cloths and put dirt on his head when you ask him if he is in love with someone . …….. I have a suggestion, lets take out all the technology and modern day aids, destroy all the structures and infrastructure and encourage people to revert back to swords and shields, donkeys and horses, tents and nomadic life etc and help create a just society assimilating the early days of Islam.

umar | 13 years ago | Reply @adeel nice comment and a picturesque prospective presentation one strange feeling is when any incident like this happen hue and cry start from every corner, but no one is interested in revealing the real picture who is actually responsible who are financial funder who are providing training to them? i think this we must ask our government to find and locate the answer of these and many question like these. TTP usually claim responsibility of this incident why have they claim responsibility it is negligence and failure on the parts of government as from last ten years event like these are happening in pakistan but our government have brought any culprit to punishment

Ali | 13 years ago | Reply What is more shameful is the absolute sham of a government we have. You could hear the deafening silence after the so-called elected representatives of the people scuttled back into their rat-holes when Salman Taseer was killed. Zardari-Nawaz-Gillani are managed like puppets by a handful of blackmailing local and foreign lobbys. Had the government acted when Salman Taseer was killed, to restore security and to silence all those who justified that murder, no one would have dared murder Mr. Bhatti today. Alas no country can remain intact after its society falls into an abyss of intolerance. May Mr. Bhatti rest in peace ... he died for his country and to fight the misuse of our legal system! But his death would be even more tragic if he died in vain - that only time will tell.

Amir | 13 years ago | Reply This was absolutly a neferious planned murder to spark relegious riots between Pakistani Christians and muslims. They have been living on this land peacefully for centuries and now enemy is trying to destablise this relation. I hope Pakistani christians will understand,stay calm and stand with their muslim brothers in the moment where enemy is taking everyone who dares to speak. May Mr. Bhatti's soul rest in peace.

Raqib Ali | 13 years ago | Reply I cry for my Pakistani brother... May his soul rest in peace!

syed fahad qasim | 13 years ago | Reply i have a very simple question from Mr. Rehman Malik what you are doing ?

ik | 13 years ago | Reply Sorry to say but the killers of Shahbaz Bhatti are those making the most noise this month - This assassination is their grand finale before the end of Rabi Al Awal - Wish instead of singing & making a noise they had understood the meaning of Peace from the our Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him)

adeel | 13 years ago | Reply again a CIA plan to spark riots and divert attention from Raymond Davis. we know you very well CIA funded TTP.

M M | 13 years ago | Reply Its Shame on TTP, Shahbaz Bhatti was true Pakistani and these anti Pakistani have killed him.

Waqqas Iftikhar | 13 years ago | Reply @adnan - everyone was talking about the raymond davis issue....but his situation does not justify a murder in broad daylight ....like this one...

Shafqat Ali Khan | 13 years ago | Reply It was shell shocked, which open up several questions. I simply criticized the intellectuals for not playing effective role in the process of social fabrication. Its not a issue of ill tolerance.

Blind-sniper | 13 years ago | Reply they need to React care fully...other wise one of them may b the NEXT FOR GRAVEYARD........

muhammad wajid | 13 years ago | Reply shocked but who is responsible?those who claim or those who blame.why did they throw pamphlets at the scene?is this TTP Raymonds Davis linked with?are our friends our enemies?It is an attack on Pakistan.

Rafiq | 13 years ago | Reply Its shameful for all of us and specially for crooks currently ruling the country.

Mulla Toofhan | 13 years ago | Reply May his soul rest in peace, A good man, He died fighting for what he believed in, His death shall not go in vain, The strategic asset of Pakistan has lived upto it's reputation but only to kill and destroy it's own, People who created this monster shall not themselves sleep in peace unless they decide to slay the frankstein the created

Bhagat Singh Lyallpuria | 13 years ago | Reply Yes it is attack of already injury worm Pakistan. Since air blue crash Islamabad is like a vampire or goddess who needs human blood and it has good deal of agents as well. I m foreseeing more bloodshed in the name of religion. AND the holy spirit of the religion is mourning that its sacred name is being polluted by the so called guards. This is great time for the people of good will to come out, join hands, move shoulder to shoulder and defy the evil ghost nourished by uncle sam and his nephews on this land.

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