Tag: Prisoners
Prisoners illegally being allowed meals at restaurants near courts
Police officials deputed to escort under-trial prisoners from Adiala Jail to district courts are continuously violating law by allowing these prisoners to take...
President grants remission to prisoners on Eid
President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday, on the advice of the prime minister and under article 45 of the Constitution, approved special remission in...
10,000 prisoners freed, 50,000 missing
More than 10,000 prisoners have been freed from Moamer Gaddafi’s jails since the fall of Tripoli but almost 50,000 others are still missing, the...
India releases 91 Pakistani prisoners
India repatriated 91 Pakistani prisoners including 87 fishermen at the Wagah Border on Tuesday. The development coincided with crucial talks between the foreign ministers...
D&SJs release 103 prisoners during Camp Jail visit
Lahore District and Sessions Judge Mujahid Mustaqeem Ahmed, along with five other judges, on Tuesday visited the Camp Jail issued on spot orders to...
India repatriates 14 Pakistani prisoners
The Indian government on Tuesday repatriated 14 Pakistani civilians, including 10 fishermen, as the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) officials handed them over to...
Rizvia Trust pays fines for prisoners
Rizvia Trust Lahore has claimed to pay fine money of three prisoners, who have no link with their families, in order to get them...
Pak-India Judicial Committee meets Indian prisoners
KARACHI - Members of the Pak-India Judicial Committee on Prisoners on Tuesday visited Malir Jail to establish identity of Indian prisoners including fishermen detained for fishing in Pakistani waters The official record confirms presence of 275 Indian prisoners in Pakistani jails and 273 fishing boats are also in the custody of Pakistani authorities. Many of the Indian prisoners have completed their term and are waiting for Indian government to recognise them as Indian citizens.
Statutory bail for prisoners under trial signed into law
President Asif Ali Zardari signed the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill of 2011 into law on Monday, a piece of legislation that grants statutory bail to suspects under trial and convicts whose trials and appeals have not been disposed of within a prescribed time limit. The bill was signed into law at a special ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr.
Indian judicial panel on prisoners arrives today
ISLAMABAD - Indian members of the Pakistan-India Judicial Committee on Prisoners (JCP) will arrive in Pakistan today to discuss ways to expedite the release of nationals of both countries in each other's jails. A private TV channel quoted a Foreign Office spokesman as saying that the Indian judicial commission would visit Pakistani jails in Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi. During the five-day visit, Indian members of JCP along with a Pakistani team, would recommend the release of
Statutory bail for prisoners under trial signed into law
ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari signed the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill of 2011 into law on Monday, a piece of legislation that grants statutory bail to suspects under trial and convicts whose trials and appeals have not been disposed of within a prescribed time limit. The bill was signed into law at a special ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr. Presidential Spokesman Farhatullah Babar told reporters that henceforth, a prisoner under trial would be entitled to
Deal to calm Syrian city as prisoners ‘tortured’
NICOSIA - A deal has been struck for Syria's army to enter Banias after deadly clashes in the coastal city, as several people freed after detention alleged they were tortured, a rights group said on Thursday.
The news comes after nearly a month of nationwide protests calling for greater freedom, political reform and the lifting of a draconian emergency law that have been harshly suppressed by security forces. "There was a deal on Wednesday between Syrian officials and city
The news comes after nearly a month of nationwide protests calling for greater freedom, political reform and the lifting of a draconian emergency law that have been harshly suppressed by security forces. "There was a deal on Wednesday between Syrian officials and city
India frees 39 Pakistani prisoners
AMRITSAR - India on Monday released 39 Pakistani prisoners, including two women, officials said, less than a week after Islamabad set free an Indian jailed in the country for 23 years. They were handed over to the Pakistan Rangers at the Wahga Border, after which they were received by the team of Edhi Volunteers. Majority of the prisoners were held on violation of maritime-belt.
Indian border guard officer Lakhbir Singh told AFP that the detainees were held in eight separate
Indian border guard officer Lakhbir Singh told AFP that the detainees were held in eight separate
Prisoners’ exchange – Draft agreement between Pakistan and UK ready
ISLAMABAD - Interior Minister Rehman Malik told reporters at Parliament House on Wednesday that a draft had been prepared for the agreement to exchange prisoners between Pakistan and Britain.
Malik said officials from both countries were in contact regarding the agreement and the court had issued un-bailable arrest warrants for former president Pervez Musharraf. He said that if no action was taken on the warrants, the court would make a decision itself.
He said the court
Malik said officials from both countries were in contact regarding the agreement and the court had issued un-bailable arrest warrants for former president Pervez Musharraf. He said that if no action was taken on the warrants, the court would make a decision itself.
He said the court
156 Pakistani, Indian prisoners to be repatriated on April 14
ISLAMABAD - In a breakthrough development in Indo-Pak relations, around 156 prisoners languishing in various jails of both countries will cross the border into their own countries on April 14 after serving their sentences and their national status is confirmed.
According to a senior government official, the release of 156 prisoners (85 Indians and 71 Pakistanis) was the outcome of "successful" Pak-India secretary-level talks held in New Delhi on March 28-29. He said travel
According to a senior government official, the release of 156 prisoners (85 Indians and 71 Pakistanis) was the outcome of "successful" Pak-India secretary-level talks held in New Delhi on March 28-29. He said travel
Prisoners to be provided with legal aid
KASUR - Legal aid would be provided to the prisoners involved in minor crimes, said Interior Parliamentary Secretary Ghulam Mujtaba Kharl during his visit to District Jail Kasur. He said the visits were being paid to the jails to resolve the problems of the prisoners on the direction of President Asif Ali Zardari Pakistan People's Party's (PPP) government was making policies at national level, he further said and added that government preferred to transform death sentence into life
Saudis gather to demand release of prisoners
RIYADH - Dozens of Saudi men gathered outside the Interior Ministry in the capital Riyadh on Sunday to demand the release of jailed relatives, amid a heavy police presence.
Some were seen arguing with police but were not shouting slogans or holding protest signs. At least 50 police cars surrounded the ministry, and three men were seen by a Reuters witness being put into police cars.
"We have seen at least three or four police vehicles taking people away," said an activist
Some were seen arguing with police but were not shouting slogans or holding protest signs. At least 50 police cars surrounded the ministry, and three men were seen by a Reuters witness being put into police cars.
"We have seen at least three or four police vehicles taking people away," said an activist
