Ali Zafar speaks at a function organised by the Lahore High Court Bar Association. — APP
Ali Zafar speaks at a function organised by the Lahore High Court Bar Association. — APP

Caretaker Federal Minister for Law and Justice Syed Ali Zafar has reiterated the commitment of the caretaker government to hold elections on July 25 and said that anti-state elements want to derail the process but they would be opposed.

"We have also countered the narrative, which spread after the tragic incidents of terrorism in Mastung, Bannu and Peshawar, that the state failed to protect the people. Those spreading this narrative are helping anti-state elements. — Syed Ali Zafar

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