On Eid-ul-Adha, the Punjab government has prepared a summary of the reduction in the punishment and release of prisoners
Eid-ul-Adha Prisoner Clemency:
The summary prepared by the Punjab Home Department will be submitted to the Cabinet for approval.
According to officials, male prisoners above 70 years of age, female prisoners above 60 years of age, and women incarcerated with children below 5 years of age who have completed two-thirds of their sentences will benefit.
Home department officials have said that two-thirds of the sentence is completed and good conduct is mandatory for commutation and release.
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On the other hand, Interior Secretary Punjab Noor Ul Amin Mengal visited the Central Jail Lahore where he inspected the jail kitchen, hospital, prisoner barracks, and industrial and vocational center. The Home Secretary directed to provide food to the prisoners as per hygiene norms.