Govt grants special remission to prisoners on Eid Miladun Nabi

(Karachi) On the occasion of Eid Miladun Nabi (PBUH), the federal government has granted special remission for the prisoners across the country, local media reported on Friday.

As per details, on the advice of prime Minister Imran Khan the interior ministry issued instructions to reduce the jail term of inmates for 30 days. The order has been sent to all provinces and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) after its approval from President Dr Arif Alvi and the federal cabinet.

The special remission in jail term was approved for the prisoners convicted for life imprisonment, except those convicted for murder, espionage, anti-state activities, subversion, sectarianism, rape, robbery, dacoity, kidnapping, corruption and terrorist acts.

The remission was granted to the male prisoners who are 65 years of age or above and have undergone one-third of their substantive sentence of imprisonment. However, the latest order will not be applicable to the prisoners convicted of culpable homicide and terrorist acts.

For female inmates, those women who are 60 years of age or above; have completed one-third of jail term and accompanying children will be granted the special remission in the sentence for 30 days, except the prisoners convicted of culpable homicide and terrorist acts.

It also stated that the juvenile convicts under 18 years of age will get the remission in sentence who have served one-third of their jail term, except those involved in culpable homicide and terrorist acts, rape, dacoity, robbery, abduction and anti-state activities.