By Abubakar Siddique, Majeed Babar

http://www.rferl.org/content/pakistan_assassinated_minister_sought_religious_harmony/2326313.html

Bhatti was recognized internationally for his work and was honored in Finland and Canada. In 2009, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom awarded him a first-of-a-kind medal.

Cecil Chaudhry is a former fighter pilot and human rights campaigner who knew Bhatti since his student days in the 1980s. He describes him as "one of the most committed persons that I have come across in my life," who sacrificed everything to end discrimination and oppression against minorities.