Balochistan CM announces three-month remission for female prisoners

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo on Friday announced a remission of three months for female prisoners serving a range of sentences for committing various crimes. He made this announcement while talking to media persons during visiting Quetta district Jail and Police Station.

Provincial Ministers for Home Mir Sarfraz Bugti, other ministers, Members Provincial Assembly, Prisons Inspector General Malik Shujah Kasi and officials also accompanied the CM during his visit.

The chief minister inspected the facilities being provided to the prisoners and district jail sectors where he also listened to the prisoners’ problems and directed the jail authorities for their early solution.

He said provincial government is trying to provide facilities to the masses in a short time despite a lot of problems being faced by the province.

He said prisoners would provide education in various sectors when they will return home after completing their sentences. This, he said, would give them an opportunity to to play their role for betterment of country as contributing and useful citizens of the society.

Bizenjo also directed to ensure the provision of facilities of prisoners including health and other amenities in district jails, besides ordering an ambulance for each district jail on demanding of IG Prisons.

He announced to inaugurate Quetta Safe City project within the next week.

Guard of honor was presented to Chief Minister Balochistan in Quetta district Jail.

Later, the CM along with other ministers visited a local police station where he released a man, who was taken into custody without First Information Report over a dealing of money involving 19,000.

He gave the money from his pocket at the moment and expressed his displeasure over the police personnel who detained him without fulfilling legal formalities.

Sarfraz Bugti said that measures are being taken to improve skills of prisoners including children and women prisoners in different sectors through training with cooperation of non-government organisation so that the prisoners can earn their livelihood after being released from the prison.