PESHAWAR: More than two hundred prisoners involved in minor crimes have been released from different jails on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. ...
KARACHI: The Sindh Apex Committee in its 20th meeting on Friday decided to shift 270 prisoners, including 19 most notorious from Karachi Central Jail...
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Pakistan on Tuesday released 87 Indian prisoners including 86 fishermen and a civilian through Wagah border crossing, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO).
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama presented a long-shot plan Tuesday to shutter the Guantanamo Bay detention center, hoping to fulfill an elusive campaign promise before he leaves office next year.
KARACHI: The Government of Sindh on Tuesday decided to hold high-level investigation into the release of over 40 inmates on parole, while the arrest of all those responsible is also under consideration, ARY News reported.
GUATEMALA CITY: At least 16 prisoners were killed in a riot in an overcrowded Guatemalan prison on Sunday, and some of the inmates were armed with AK-47 assault rifles, officials said.
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today handed over a list of 403 Indian prisoners (48 civil + 355 fishermen) in Pakistan to the High Commission of India in Islamabad today.
JERUSALEM: Israeli ministers approved a bill Sunday that would allow prisoners on hunger strike to be force fed if their life is in danger, sparking criticism from health experts and rights groups.
BEIRUT: Syrian government forces executed at least 23 prisoners before withdrawing from the city of Jisr al-Shughur as rebel forces entered it on Saturday, a monitoring group said.
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan has ordered inquiry into disclosures regarding transportation of a foreign national disguised as Pakistani into the country, ARY News reported Friday.