Muhammad Nawaz Bhatti
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.
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He died in a plane crash near Multan Airport on 10 July 2006, while he was serving as judge.[5][6] The plane burst into flames shortly after takeoff and landed in a wheat field three kilometres from the airport.[7] His funeral was attended by hundreds including his fellow judges. He was buried in Sangla Hill.[8]
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- Pakistan Labour Cases, Volume 44, Issues 5-8, Malik Muhammas Saeed, 2003, pge 708
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- "2006 Fokker crash SHO told to submit report about registration of case". dawn.com. June 18, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
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