ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday (7th March, 2024) announced special exemption in the punishments of women and children prisoners on humanitarian grounds.
The remission will be applicable to women and children sentenced for two years or less.
Exemption will also apply to the women and children prisoners with less than two years of sentence left to complete.
The reduction in sentence will not apply to the prisoners involved in murder, espionage, and anti-State activities.
The other categories without remission include convicts of adultery, theft, dacoity, kidnapping, and terrorism.
The reduction will also not apply to offenders convicted under the Adultery Ordinance, Anti-Terrorism, foreign persons and Narcotic Substances Control Acts.
President Alvi approved the remission for prisoners in accordance with Article 45 of the Constitution, the President’s Office said.
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