Tag: Prisoners
13-year-old Kashif, 4 others handed over to Pakistani authorities at Wagah
Five Pakistani citizens including a 13-year-old boy, who went missing from Kasur last year, were handed over to Pakistani authorities by India at Wagah...
SHARP organises training on human rights
The Society for Human Rights and Prisoner’s Aid (SHARP) on Friday organized a one day raining workshop on the topic of the role of...
KP government asked about assets of foreign prisoners
The ministry of interior has issued fresh directives to KPK home ministry to provide details about Pakistani assets/ ‘newly formed family relationships’ of foreign...
Taliban still not ready to talk to US sans prisoners’ release
As the US urges its allies Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to facilitate the resumption of stalled peace dialogue with the Taliban in Qatar, the...
274 prisoners mend ways and fly free
Inspector General of Prisons, Punjab, Mian Farooq Nazeer, has awarded special remission ranging from one month to two years to 274 convicts across the...
President grants prisoners special Eid remission
On the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, President Asif Ali Zardari, on Friday, approved the granting of special remission in the jail terms of prisoners convicted...
Zardari grants remission to prisoners on Eid
President Asif Ali Zardari, on the advice of the prime minister, has granted special remission in sentences to convicts of different categories on the...
Pakistan frees 55 Indians for independence day
Pakistan on Wednesday released 55 Indian fishermen, 15 of them teenagers, as a "goodwill gesture" to mark independence day in India.
The release is part...
SC summons report of recovered Adiyala jail prisoners
The Supreme Court Wednesday summoned detailed report of the recovered Adiyala jail prisoners during the proceedings of the missing prisoners’ case. A three-member bench...
Prisoners offered Math and English classes to improve job chances
Prisoners are to be offered “military-style” classes in English and Maths after being released to improve their chances of finding a job. A pilot...
Malir DJ visits prison: 27 prisoners released
District and Session Judge Malir Muhammad Yameen, Judicial Magistrate Muhammad Aslam Sheikh and others visited the District Jail Malir on Sunday.
Sr Vice Chairman Saiban...
India releases 19 Pakistani prisoners
India, on Tuesday, released 19 Pakistani prisoners through the Wagah border and handed them over to the Pakistani authorities.
Among those released are 18 fishermen...
Prisoners unhappy with jail admin
The prisoners staged a protest demonstration against the jail administration here on Saturday. The violent prisoners broke things and burnt their beds during the...
India releases five Pak prisoners
Five prisoners released from Indian jails reached home through Wagah border here on Saturday.
According to details, Indian authorities as part of goodwill gesture released...
Missing prisoners’ case: SC orders treatment of 2 ailing prisoners
The Supreme Court has directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief secretary and interior secretary to ensure medical treatment to two prisoners in the case of...
Myanmar to free 46 prisoners: state media
A total of 46 prisoners will be freed in Myanmar to aid "national reconciliation", state media said Tuesday amid growing calls for the release...
Pakistan, India exchange lists of prisoners
Pakistan and India on Monday exchanged the lists of prisoners in each other’s custody under the Agreement on Consular Access that the two counties...
