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Arif Iqbal Bhatti

Arif Iqbal Bhatti

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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]

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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]

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  1. [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. [2]
    "1990s blasphemy acquittal: Judge's murder case put in 'hibernation' - The Express Tribune". 29 November 2012.
  3. [3]
    Dawn.com (8 December 2010). "High-profile blasphemy cases in the last 63 years".


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