Azam Swati, Amjad Khan Kakar released from jail.

RAHIM YAR KHAN/BAHAWALNAGAR -- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Azam Swati and Amjad Khan Kakar were on Saturday released from jails, a few hours after other PTI stalwarts had walked free.

Both leaders courted arrests after PTI chief Imran Khan had called for Jail Bharo Tehreek across the country.

Mr Swati, who had courted arrest in Lahore, was released from the Rahim Yar Khan jail while Mr Kakar was released from the Bahawalnagar jail after he had courted arrest in Narowal. Both leaders were welcomed with garlands.

Talking to the media, Mr Swati said political engineering must end now as the masses were looking at where their country was heading to. 'The country and its institutions have been damaged by some people, and the economy...

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