Arif Iqbal Bhatti

Arif Iqbal Bhatti
Justice of the Lahore High Court
In office
1995–1997
Personal details
Died17 October 1997
Lahore, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani

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]

  1. ^ "pakistani judge who acquitted christians of blasphemy is murdered - ucanews.com". Archived from the original on 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  2. ^ a b "1990s blasphemy acquittal: Judge's murder case put in 'hibernation' - The Express Tribune". 29 November 2012.
  3. ^ Dawn.com (8 December 2010). "High-profile blasphemy cases in the last 63 years".