Pakistan: Security of Punjab jails put on high alert

Islamabad: The Inspector General of Prison, Punjab has directed authorities to put security jails across Punjab on high alert.

Three Afghanistan nationals died in Pakistani prisons in recent months: Reports

Kabul: The Afghanistan Consulate in Karachi has said over 1,000 Afghan refugees, including women and children, are currently present in prisons in Pakistan.

Poor conditions rife in Pakistani women’s prisons: Human Rights Watch

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Human Rights Ministry has issued a report that says  women in prison face poor conditions and receive inadequate medical care, Human Rights Watch has said.

Prisoners protest over Pakistan's jail COVID-19 infections

Islamabad/Xinhua:  Prisoners in Pakistan's south Sindh province lodged a protest and held four policemen hostage after their seven inmates were tested positive of COVID-19, local media reported on Tuesday.

Pakistan: Punjab to let go 20,000 prisoners amid COVID 19 scare

Islamabad/IBNS: Amid Covid 19 spread fear, authorities in Pakistan's Punjab region has decided to let go almost 20,000 of its 46,000 prisoners, media reports said.