Muhammad Nawaz Bhatti Explained

Justice Muhammad Nawaz Bhatti (August 1948 – 10 July 2006) who hailed from Sangla Hill area of Sheikhupura district was a Pakistani judge and lawyer. He was a judge of Lahore High Court, Lahore, (Punjab) Pakistan and a well known criminal lawyer and law officer representing the governments of Punjab and Pakistan.

He was appointed as an Additional Advocate General Punjab in 1998–1999[1] earlier he also served as an Assistant Advocate General Punjab twice in 1993 and 1997. He was appointed as Deputy Attorney General of Pakistan[2] from 2000 to 2004, when he was sworn in as a judge of the Lahore High Court in Multan on January 12, 2004.[3]

He died in a plane crash near Multan Airport on 10 July 2006, while he was serving as judge.[4] [5] The plane burst into flames shortly after takeoff and landed in a wheat field three kilometres from the airport.[6] His funeral was attended by hundreds including his fellow judges. He was buried in Sangla Hill.[7] His son Amir Nawaz Bhatti is also a practicing lawyer and member of Lahore High Court Bar Association, Lahore.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=-0w-AQAAIAAJ&q=Muhammad+Nawaz+Bhatti The All Pakistan Legal Decisions, Volume 52, Issue 3
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=5cZYAAAAYAAJ&q=Muhammad+Nawaz+Bhatti Pakistan Labour Cases, Volume 44, Issues 5-8
  3. Web site: Former Hon'ble Judge's. sys.lhc.gov.pk. August 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150317084440/http://sys.lhc.gov.pk/?page_id=72. March 17, 2015. dead.
  4. News: 2006 Fokker crash SHO told to submit report about registration of case. June 18, 2015. dawn.com. August 23, 2015.
  5. News: LHC stopped from moving against judge's family. August 2, 2007. dawn.com. August 23, 2015.
  6. News: Families denied accurate compensation. September 5, 2010. tribune.com.pk. August 23, 2015.
  7. News: Multan shut to mourn plane crash victims. July 12, 2006. daily times.com.pk. August 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102011/http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/12-Jul-2006/multan-shut-to-mourn-plane-crash-victims. March 4, 2016. dead.