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Cartoonist Sabir Nazar's watercolor portrait offer

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Cartoonist Sabir Nazar's watercolor portrait offer

ISLAMABAD—Cartoonist Sabir Nazir reminded on Friday that he would draw a free watercolor portrait of a winning participant attending the opposition’s rally in Lahore on December 13, and posts his/her Minar-e-Pakistan selfies on his timeline.

In a tweet, he said: “A Reminder I will draw a free watercolor portrait of one lucky winner...from all those who will post a selfie with minar e pakistan on 13 dec jalsa on my timeline. i will draw lucky winner after two days...on 16 December.”

Nazir has been making watercolor portraits recently.

The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance of 11 opposition parties, plans to hold the last of its public meetings in Lahore as it bids to bring down the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf government. 

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