Three criminals escape Pakistani prison by breaking barrack window

Feb 28, 2024, at 11:41 pm

Three criminals escaped a Pakistani prison after breaking a window of the barrack where they were detained, media reports said.

Pakistan: Security of Punjab jails put on high alert

Mar 19, 2023, at 04:38 am

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

Feb 01, 2023, at 03:57 pm

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

Sep 09, 2020, at 04:30 am

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

Jun 09, 2020, at 05:47 pm

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

Mar 28, 2020, at 10:25 am

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.