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Why Rajab Butt Was Assaulted Inside a Karachi Courtroom

Rajab Butt was assaulted by lawyers inside Karachi’s City Courts during a blasphemy bail hearing. Here’s what actually happened, why it escalated, and what it reveals about Pakistan’s influencer–institution clash, mob justice, and rule of law.

Rajab Butt

Why the Assault Occurred (According to Those Involved)

The lawyers who confronted Butt cited prior online remarks they described as derogatory toward their profession. One lawyer was recorded warning that anyone who speaks against lawyers should expect consequences—a statement that alarmed civil-rights advocates precisely because it normalizes collective punishment.

Butt’s own counsel called the attack “thuggery that damages the legal community’s image.” The Sindh Home Minister expressed regret over the incident, acknowledging security failures inside court premises.

There is no legal justification for the assault. Even if an influencer’s speech is offensive—or criminal—the response is lawful prosecution, not fists in a courtroom.


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