By Ashish Kumar Sen

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/mar/2/pakistan-minister-murdered-for-criticism-of-islam-/

“With high-level champions of reform being gunned down for their stance, there will be no chance of reform,” said Nina Shea, commissioner on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in Washington.

Ms. Shea warned that extremists are gaining the upper hand.

“They are winning the battle for the soul of Pakistan,” she said.