Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Local Government Raja Basharat on Mondday says that in bid of Prime Ministers’ instructions, 798 prisoners involving in minor crimes across the province were released from the jails on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitar. He was addressing a ceremony held in this connection at Kot Lakhpat Jail as chief guest. The Provincial Minister for Prisons Zawar Hussain Wariach, Minister for Sports & YA Taimur Ahmad Khan, Minister for Population Col ® Hashim Dogar, Minister for Labour Ansar Majeed Niazi, Minister for Social Welfare Ajmal Cheema, Inspector General Prisons and concerned officers were also present. Raja Basharat said that the pardons to the prisoners were given as a gift from Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar so that they could celebrate holy Eid festival with their beloved ones. He hoped that the absolved prisoners would start a new life with new ambitions free from crimes. He told that the government had paid almost 230 million rupees while the philanthropists contributed 40 million rupees to pay the fine and ransoms for the poor prisoners. Each freed prisoner was also presented with a gift unstitched cloth piece for suit and one thousand rupees in cash from the government.
