According to a survey, Punjab prisons are 80 percent overcrowded.

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Information indicates that Punjab’s jails are 80 percent overcrowded.

According to the data, Punjab’s jails can house 37,563 convicts, yet there are currently around 67,000 detainees housed in 43 jails throughout the province.

932 juvenile prisoners and 1,167 women are incarcerated in Punjabi jails.

6,616 prisoners can be housed in the high-security cells and barracks. Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Multan, and Mianwali are the locations of the high-security cells and barracks.

In nine districts of Punjab, up to 824 death cells have been set up in the past 14 years.

The greatest number of death cells is found in Lahore’s major jail. In Lahore’s central jail, there are 312 death cells.

It is important to note that even though the province has seen the establishment of 11 new prisons since 2010, the jails are still 80 percent overcrowded.

It violates the prisoners’ fundamental rights, according to legal expert Chaudhry Naseer Kamboh, and the government ought to take prompt action to resolve the matter.

“Inmates have rights as well. Advocate Syed Moazam Ali Shah stated that the rights of prisoners are violated by overcrowded prisons.

At NADRA mega centers, passport processing desks were introduced.

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Mohsin Naqvi, the federal interior minister, has stated that NADRA mega centers will henceforth have passport processing counters open around-the-clock.

The Passport Department has started implementing the directions from the minister.

There are now ten passport processing desks at the Siemens Chowrangi Site and Nazimabad locations in Karachi. To assist the public, these counters will be open 24/7.

The 24-hour passport processing facility will be extended across the country, according to Mustafa Jamal Qazi, Director General of Immigration and Passports. Around-the-clock services were already provided by offices in Islamabad, Awami Markaz in Karachi, and Garden Town in Lahore.

The resolution of passport issue delays has ensured a smooth process and prompt delivery for citizens, Qazi added.

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Two suspects who fired at Kurram DC were taken into custody.

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Two suspects were detained by police on Sunday for allegedly opening fire on Kurram Deputy Commissioner Javedullah Mehsud.

The accused have been taken into custody as part of the crackdown against extremists, according to police sources. The detained suspects have been moved to an undisclosed location for additional examination.

The crackdown will continue until all of the accused engaged in the firing incident are arrested, they stated.

It is important to note that Deputy Commissioner Mehsud and his security were hurt in Saturday’s shooting in the Bagan area. The event happened just after the first convoy of commodities from Tal to Parachinar set out on its voyage after a peace deal. The horrific event resulted in the hospitalization and injuries of three additional security personnel.

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PTI retracts its written demands, casting uncertainty on government negotiations

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Despite prior pledges made during joint remarks, PTI leader and dialogue committee member Asad Qaiser stated he was hesitant to submit demands in writing.

Qaiser said in a recent interview that the issues raised in discussions with the administration should be sufficient and regarded as formal demands.

He called it a “mere formality” that requests be made in writing, and he asked the government’s negotiating team to speak with the actual decision-makers and authorities.

Uncertainty regarding the upcoming round of negotiations was indicated by this change in position.