Tag: Prisoners
KP govt introduces draft bill to end shackles for prisoners
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has moved to reform the prisons in the province by putting an end to the requirement for prisoners...
Myanmar releases hundreds of political prisoners
YANGON: Hundreds of political prisoners have been released from Myanmar’s jails in amnesties in recent years, including dozens freed in January 2016, days before...
Court denies prisoners request for painless execution: report
PESHAWAR: A court on Thursday turned down the request of two prisoners on a death row who requested for painless execution, reports a local...
Over 1000 prisoners get enrolled with AIOU
ISLAMABAD: In what can be dubbed as a welcome move, over 1000 prisoners were enrolled at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) in autumn, 2017...
Pakistan hands over list of 457 prisoners to India
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday handed over a list of 457 Indian prisoners in Pakistan to the High Commission of India in Islamabad.
Of these...
India repatriates four Pakistani prisoners
NEW DELHI: India has repatriated four Pakistani prisoners, who have completed their sentence and whose nationality has been confirmed by Pakistan authorities, via the Attari-Wagah border.
“India attaches high...
Ombudsman office committed to resolving complaints within 60 days: Ombudsman
LAHORE: Federal Ombudsman Syed Tahir Shehbaz said on Thursday that there was a dire need to set up a justice-oriented society and that the ombudsman...
Women, child among 13 Pakistani prisoners to be released by India
India has announced to release 13 Pakistani prisoners, including women and a child, who will be sent back to Pakistan on Thursday through the...
Detailed list of Pakistani, Indian prisoners issued
Aaghaz-e-Dosti urges Islamabad, Delhi to address issues of prisoners
LAHORE: A detailed list of Pakistani and Indian prisoners and fishermen who are lodged in...
Rohingya feel like prisoners in giant Bangladesh camp
Hasina Begum's earliest memory is of watching the jungle cut down to expand the camp in Bangladesh that is the only home the 31-year-old...
Van carrying prisoners attacked in Khushab, 3 killed
KHUSHAB: Three accused were killed and two police personnel injured after a prisoner van came under an attack in Khushab on Friday.
According to police...
Female prisoners in Colombia taste freedom serving dinner in restaurant
Cartagena: Arleth Martinez smooths her clothes, kisses a photo of her twins and leaves for work. It's only a few meters from her Colombian...
90 ‘dangerous’ prisoners transferred out of Karachi jail
KARACHI: The jail authorities have transferred 90 dangerous prisoners to other jails in the country, fearing that the inmates were in contact with a...
Lhr’s security situation: hearing of 20,000 cases postponed
LAHORE: The stay of World XI in Lahore has slowed the workings inside district jails, as the present security situation has prevented prisoners from seeing...
Pakistan hands over list of Indian prisoners to India
Pakistan on Friday handed over a list of 518 Indian prisoners in the country to the High Commission of India in Islamabad.
According to a...
SHC calls for list of missing Pakistani prisoners in India
The Sindh High Court (SHC), on a petition of Ansar Burney Advocate, has directed the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) to submit the list of...
India, Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear installations, prisoners
India and Pakistan on Friday exchanged a list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral agreement that bars them from attacking each other's atomic...
