30 activists freed

Published November 27, 2007

LARKANA, Nov 26: Over 30 political activists arrested for violating Section 144 while protesting the suspension of Constitution and imposition of emergency were released from the Central Prison Larkana, on Monday.

The move came as jail authorities received their release orders from the Sindh government, jail sources said.

They belonged to the Sindh Tarraqi Pasand Party, Awami Threek, Tehrik-i-Insaf and Sindh National Party and included Muzaffar Kazi, Inayat Arbani, Zaffar Ali Lar, Rahib Soomro, Nasrullah Abro and Khair Muhammad. Ghulam Murtaza Jagirani and others.

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