Arif Iqbal Bhatti Explained

Arif Iqbal Bhatti
Nationality:	Pakistani
Death Date:	17 October 1997
Death Place:	Lahore, Pakistan
Order1:	Justice of the Lahore High Court
Term Start1:	1995
Term End1:	1997

Arif Iqbal Hussain Bhatti (death 17 October 1997) was a Pakistani jurist who was Judge of the Lahore High Court and was murdered for alleged blasphemy in verdict.^[1]

In 1995, he along Justice Khurshid Ahmed acquitted two Christian men of blasphemy charges.^{[2] [3]}

In 1997, he was murdered by the Barelvi mobster Ahmed Sher for alleged blasphemy by acquitting blasphemy offenders.^[2]

See also

• Salman Taseer

Notes and References

1. Web site: pakistani judge who acquitted christians of blasphemy is murdered - ucanews.com. 2018-10-31. 2018-11-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20181101055220/https://www.ucanews.com/story-archive/?post_name=%2F1997%2F10%2F15%2Fpakistani-judge-who-acquitted-christians-of-blasphemy-is-murdered&post_id=10265. dead.
2. Web site: 1990s blasphemy acquittal: Judge's murder case put in 'hibernation' - The Express Tribune. 29 November 2012.
3. Web site: High-profile blasphemy cases in the last 63 years. Dawn.com. 8 December 2010.