13 accused in Mukhtar Mai case released

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13 accused in Mukhtar Mai case released

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Thirteen accused in the Mukhtar Mai case were released from Central Jail Multan on Tuesday.

26 April,2011 10:30 pm

The accused include Faiz Ahmed Mastoi, Ramzan Pachar, Allah Ditta, Ghulam Farid, Khali, Rasool Bakhsh, Hazoor Bakhsh, Aslam, Muhammad Fayyaz, Mazhar Hussain, Qasim and Nazar Hussain.The Supreme Court had ordered to release these accused on April. All fourteen accused had been arrested after the SC took suo moto notice in 2005.Faiz Ahmed told media that they were innocent. On the other hand, Mukhtar Mai was shocked on the release of 13 accused.