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PTI’s Asad Umar released from Adiala Jail

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PTI Secretary General Asad Umar has been released from Adiala Jail, reported Dawn.com correspondent Umer Burney.

Umar was whisked away from the jail’s back door in a private vehicle away from the media’s attention.

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