Party workers celebrate Kazmi’s release in Multan

MULTAN (92 News) – The workers of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) celebrated the release of former Religious Affairs minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi in Multan on Friday.

The party activists danced on the beat of drum.

Meanwhile, Kazmi while complaining with the party said that the PPP did not give him much support.

The party supported the other party leaders when they were in a difficult time but I was not given any support, the former minister said.

The Islamabad High Court had released Kazmi from Adiala Jail on Wednesday.

Former federal minister Kazmi was sentenced to 16 years in jail in the case, while former DG Hajj Rao Shakeel and joint secretary religious affairs Raja Aftab Aslam were each awarded 40 years and 16 years in prison, respectively by the special court in Islamabad in June last year.

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