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820 prisoners released from jails!

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan took to the twitter to hold: “Release of …prisoners is in line with the Islamic injunctions and also indicates the government’s care for the dispossessed segments of the society.”

She was referring to the release of 820  prisoners who were languishing in jails despite completion of their sentence due to non-payment of fines. Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governments yesterday released the incarcerated on the direction of PM Imran Khan. Both the provincial governments paid Rs. 270 million in respect of their fine.

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The prisoners released from the Central Jail Lahore hailed both Prime Minister Imran Khan and Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar for ensuring their release and enabling them to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their families. 

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M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.