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She directed the authorities convened to form Free Legal Aid Committees in all 43 jails of Punjab in collaboration with Punjab Bar Council and District Bar Associations.<br \/>\nThe CM said eligible prisoners will apply to their respective Jail Superintendents who will refer these applications to lawyers, adding that a total of 447 lawyers have been included in Free Legal Aid Committees across Punjab.<br \/>\nCM Maryam Nawaz Sharif explained that 45 lawyers in Lahore Division, 90 in Gujranwala Division, 70 in Rawalpindi Division, 47 in Faisalabad division, 45 in Multan Division, 24 in Sargodha Division, 55 in Bahawalpur division, 55 in Sahiwal Division and 16 in DG Khan Division have been included in these Free Legal Aid Committees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that poor prisoners who cannot afford lawyers to defend their cases in courts will get free legal aid. 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