ISLAMABAD: Wafaqi Mohtasib on Tuesday evaluated the recommendations of the committee formed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to improve condition of prisoners in the jails of the country.
According to the press release, Chairman Syed Tahir Shahbaz presided over a meeting of Wafaqi Mohtasib here and discussed the actions so far taken by the provincial governments for implementation of the recommendations of the committee since its formulation.
The meeting was attended by the representatives of Ministry of Interior, Law & Justice Commission of Pakistan, Provincial Home Departments, Prosecution Departments, the Prison Departments, the Provincial Mohtasibs, NADRA, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and the Allama Iqbal Open University.
The statement stated that the discussion at the meeting specially focused on oversight mechanism to monitor implementation of the directives of the Honorable Supreme Court and in this regard constitution of two Committees in each province (i) Welfare Committees for improvement of life of prisoners in jails especially for children, women and destitute resource-less prisoners and (ii) District Oversight Committees to monitor the implementation of Orders of the Honorable Supreme Court. “These Committees will consist of members from the civil society, bars, education and health sectors”, statement said.
The Committee’s recommendations for expansion of probation/parole facilities in jails, computerization/automation system to connect jails, courts and NADRA, introduction of biometric system, educational and skill training facilities, payment of fines to deserving prisoners and legal aid, etc., were also discussed and agreed upon.
