Shahbaz Bhatti, a 42-year-old Roman Catholic, died after his car was sprayed with bullets. Hours after his death, a video recorded just weeks earlier by the outspoken moderate in which he predicted his own assassination. In the video, Bhatti, says "al-Qaeda and Taliban militants want to impose their radical philosophy in Pakistan. u00a0 I am leading this campaign against sharia law and for the abolishment of the blasphemy law and speaking for the rights of the oppressed and marginalised, persecuted Christians and other minorities," he says. u00a0 "I will die to defend their rights." His attackers reportedly left leaflets at the site saying they had acted in the name of al-Qaeda.u00a0

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Shahbaz Bhatti, a 42-year-old Roman Catholic, died after his car was sprayed with bullets.

Pakistan minister predicted his murder

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