Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial jails swamped with inmates

Sep 01, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan] September 1 : Pakistan opposition on Tuesday informed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly that several prisons in the province are highly overcrowded.

Pakistan releases 42 Afghans from its different jails

Dec 25, 2021

Nangarhar [Afghanistan], December 25 : Pakistan on Friday released 42 Afghans from different jails and handed over them to Afghan officials in Torkham, a...

Corruption rife in Pak jails: Human Rights Ministry's report

Jan 16, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], January 16 : A report presented by Pakistan's Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) on Saturday revealed that corruption is rife in the...

CISF to takeover security of Kot Bhalwal jail in Jammu this week

Oct 18, 2023

Srinagar and Kot Bhalwal jails of Jammu and Kashmir are very sensitive. Several dreaded terrorists and notorious criminals are lodged in these jails. There...

Pakistan's PTM organises rally in Peshawar, calls for release of activists

Nov 15, 2021

Peshawar [Pakistan], November 16 : Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) in Pakistan organised a rally demanding the release of the arrested activists imprisoned in different...

Punjab: 6 prisons converted into special jails amid COVID-19 situation

Aug 01, 2020

Chandigarh [India], Aug 1 : The Punjab government converted six jails into special jails for new inmates in order to deal with any situation...