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ASWJ's Aurangzaib Farooqi released

The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Published March 15, 2016
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RAWALPINDI: Leader of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) Aurangzaib Farooqi was released from Adiala jail on Monday night after the anti-terrorism court granted him bail.According to the police, Farooqi was arrested from Taxila on June 6, 2015 on the charge of violating ban on delivering hate speech and was booked under the new laws.

The ASWJ leader was granted bail by the ATC-1 on surety bond of Rs100,000 and two personal sureties.

Published in Dawn, March 15th, 2016

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