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Sindh CM Murad visits Central Jail Karachi; inspects services for prisoners

KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday paid a visit to Central Jail Karachi and mingled with jail staff and prisoners.

Shah visited the prison in connection with Pakistan Day, and upon his arrival at the jail, he inspected the guard of honour.

The chief minister was welcomed by Home Secretary, Inspector General (IG) Sindh Police Syed Kalim Imam, IG Prisons Muzafar Alam Siddiqui, and other officials.

After a ceremony to mark Pakistan Day, the chief minister visited the pantry and the kitchen and inspected the food prisoners are given.

CM Shah was briefed that the prisoners hadn’t been given a reprieve since 2013. At this, the CM said he would review the law to see if reprievals could be resumed.

“I want all the prisoners to become good, useful citizens of the society; social reforms would translate to a reduction in the number of inmates”, he said.

He said that the Sindh Minister for Works and Services Nasir Hussain Shah was working for the betterment of prisons.

 

 

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M M Alam

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.