The Supreme Court, while hearing a case related to the condition of prisons across the country, ordered the provinces to send reports in this regard to the respective High Courts.
A 2-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, in which Justice Athar Minullah was also a part, heard the case.
The Chief Justice remarked that prisoners are being kept in jails excessively, Chief Justice Peshawar High Court visited the jails of the province, they have been hearing about the construction of a jail in Islamabad for many years, Adiala Jail is also overcrowded. There are prisoners, the good thing is that Adiala Jail has a better sanitation system.
Justice Athar Minullah said that even the basic things are not being implemented in the jails, the provincial governments will have to be mobilized, this is a provincial matter, the matter is sent to the provincial high courts for further review.
The court ordered the provincial governments to send the details regarding the condition of the jails to the concerned high courts.
The Supreme Court directed that the concerned High Courts review and issue further orders.
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