RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government dismissed 4 officials including Deputy Superintendent Muhammad Akram and Assistant Superintendent Riaz Khan of Adiala Jail Rawalpindi. Punjab Home Department has also issued a notification for the dismissal of the officers and personnel of Adiala Jail. It is said in the statement that the officials were dismissed after being found guilty … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has lodged a strong protest on the extra-judicial killing of a Pakistani civil prisoner by Indian occupation forces in a fake encounter in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The Foreign Officer summoned the Indian Charge d’Affaires in Islamabad to foreign ministry and a protest was lodged against the extrajudicial killing of … Read more
Russia says it is ready to discuss a prisoner swap with the United States. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says talks would take place through a diplomatic channel. The U.S. has proposed swapping Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. A day after being given a nine-year prison term for a narcotics … Read more
Brittney Griner’s lawyers say they hope the WNBA star can be brought home soon. Russia says talks between Moscow and Washington on exchanging prisoners are “ongoing”. Former US marine Paul Whelan is also being exchanged as part of a prisoner swap deal. As Russia reported that discussions between Moscow and Washington on swapping detainees; were “ongoing,” … Read more
Geir Pedersen, UN Special Envoy, has hailed a broad amnesty aimed at releasing thousands of Syrians imprisoned on terrorism-related offenses. During the country’s tragic 11-year war, President Bashar Assad has issued multiple amnesties, but the most recent in April was the most extensive connected to terrorist allegations since the conflict began, according to rights groups. … Read more
Laptops and uninterrupted internet to be provided to prisoners to help them study Detainees who are taking exams ought to be given PCs to guarantee they can finish their schooling, another report suggests. They ought to likewise approach web based learning assets, it says, despite the fact that it raises worries about detainees having “unbound” … Read more
Police in Alabama, US are looking for an escaped inmate who is wanted for murder, as well as a guard who may have assisted him. Casey White, an inmate, and Vicki White, a prison officer, were last seen at the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama on Friday morning. Ms. White stated that she was … Read more
An unusual event involving a prisoner escaping detention with only his underpants and socks in the UK has surfaced on social media. According to Dorset Police, the prisoner, Kyle Darren Eglington, 32, bolted from a court prisoner transit van in Poole after attacking security guards. Eglington, who escapes on Saturday morning, is now being sought … Read more
Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday sought a comprehensive report from the Punjab government about non-release of inmates due to non-payment of fines on completion of their sentences. Advocate Saddem Sarwar has approached the LHC seeking the release of convicts rotting in jails for non-payment of fines. Read more: State to Pursue Prosecution in Usman Mirza … Read more
The spokesman of Iranian government, Ali Rabiei said on Sunday that Tehran was ready for a full prisoner exchange with the United States without preconditions. According to the details, if a swap goes successful then it would be one of very rare instances of cooperation in an otherwise deeply frayed U.S.-Iran relationship which has grown … Read more
