The Episcopal Conference of Pakistan gathered in a five day assembly and sent an official request to the Vatican to recognize Shahbaz Bhatti as a “martyr and patron of religious freedom.” Bhatti was the highest ranking Catholic official in Pakistan's government before his assassination in early March. It's believed he was killed by Muslim extremists due to his opposition of Pakistan's blasphemy law and his defense of Asia Bibi, the woman sentenced to death for violating this law.
Click here to watch an interview with Shahbaz Bhatti before he was killed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1DprwwQfe8