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draconian laws

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draconian laws
included severe punishments prescribed by Draco, their codifier. [Gk. Hist.: NCE, 791]
See : Harshness


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He recalled that Quaid e Awam Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto declared Pakistan a nuclear state on the Mountains of Rakaposhi and Nanga Parbat, abolished draconian laws from here and gave its people their constitutional rights.
He said that he has instructed information minister to look into the mater because it is included in the manifesto of the PPP not to accept those draconian laws and curbs on the media should be repealed.
They also demanded the repeal of all draconian laws used to detain Maoists.
 
 
 
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