Shehbaz announces to reduce prisoners' sentences all over the country, by two months on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr.

LAHORE -- Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has announced to reduce prisoners' sentences all over the country, by two months on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr and also to bring perks of Jail Officers and Staff at par that of Police.

He made this announcement during a visit to Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore on Sunday. Shahbaz Sharif also announced the formation of a Jail Reforms Committee, headed by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan, to evolve a comprehensive strategy to facilitate prisoners and overall improvement of the Jail system.

He said that the Committee will include Chief Secretaries of all provinces, Jail authorities, education prisoners and their relatives.

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