Inspector General Prisons Sindh Nusrat Hussain Mangan has informed that the process of phase-wise installation of jammers in all jails of Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur are in progress as seven jammers have been so far been installed in different jails of Karachi including central prison while in the second phase, 12 more are being fixed in the jails of Hyderabad and Sukkur.
Besides installation of jammers, the security of Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur jails had been put on high alter with round the clock patrolling, the IG said while talking to media persons after attending the passing out parade of 7th batch of basic prisons constable course at Prisons Training Institute Nara on Monday.
He said security of the jails had been put on high alert following the threats of attacks from banned organisations. Sophisticated weapons would also be provided to all jails of the province within one month, he added.
Replying to a question about the possibility of escape of the prisoners, he informed that after Central Jail Sukkur’s incident in 1986, state of high alert is continuously maintained and the prisoners are getting facilities according to jail manual. Two stand-by generators in all jails with search lights are functioning in order to monitor the movement inside and outside the prisons, he added.
Responding to another question, he said presence of prisoners exceeding capacity was creating problems in security arrangements and hence new jails are being established in other districts of the province. Around 90 percent construction work of Mirpurkhas jail has been completed, 50 percent to 60 percent work of jails at Nawabshah and Thatta has also been completed, he said.
He informed that the jail department had submitted proposals to the Sindh government for purchase of new weapons, construction of firing range and hostels, and it was hoped that these proposals would be approved soon by the government for the improvement of the department.
Earlier, the IG prisons took salute of the passing out parade. While distributing awards and certificates among outstanding constables of the course, he also announced cash award of Rs 50,000 for them. The Principal Prisons Training Institute Shahnawaz Saand briefed about the performance of the institute.
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