Adil Hussain Bhatti had been closely involved with politics throughout his life and remained committed to an ideal of democracy and freedom for Pakistan. This had involved him in many struggles which he had survived and which had made him stronger and more convinced of his convictions.
He was born in Rawalpindi on the 15th March 1947 and he gained an MA in Economics from Punjab University in 1971. In 1968 as a reaction to the tyranny of martial law he joined the Pakistan People’s Party. He became a lecturer in Economics at Government College Jhelum, in 1973 and stayed one year before going to Inter College Kalar Syedan, where he remained until 1977. He resigned from government services then and joined Tehrik for democracy to express his strong feelings about democracy in Pakistan life.
In 1979, he joined the Daily Muslim and continued to oppose the unjust actions of the government. In May 1981 a case against him was registered and because of this he had to leave the country. He sought political asylum in Glasgow in 1981. He went to London to work on the weekly Inqlab but then returned back to Glasgow.
He then opened a grocery store in Glasgow but kept up his fight for democracy in Pakistan. He was the founding general secretary of the council for human rights which set up vigils and protests for the release of Benazir Bhutto. He also joined the British labour party in 1983 to become more involved and represented in local government level.
