MULTAN, April 26: Thirteen men, who were acquitted by a three-member bench of the Supreme Court in the Mukhtar Mai gang-rape case a couple of days ago, were released from the central jail here on Tuesday. Those released are: Mohammad Ramzan, Mohammad Aslam, Allah Ditta, Khalil Ahmed, Ghulam Hussain, Nazar Hussain, Qasim, Hazoor Bakhsh, Rasool Bakhsh, Faiz Mohammad, Allah Ditta, Ghulam Farid and Mohammad Faiz.

After their release, the men reportedly raised slogans in favour of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and against Mukhtar Mai.

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