LAHORE, July 10: PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif says the struggle of his party for the restoration of democracy will bear fruit. In a telephonic address from London to the participants in a meeting, organized to pay tributes to the late Aftab Asghar Dar on Sunday, he said the day was not far off when democracy would return to the country. He said the sacrifice of the late Aftab Dar would not go waste. Others who addressed include Tehmina Daultana, Maimoona Hashmi, Pervaiz Malik, Haji Haneef, Azizur Rehman Chan, Sohail Malik, Zaeem Qadri, Khwaja Ahmad Hassaan, Javeed Lateef and Amir Asghar Dar. —Staff Reporter

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