Sindh Caretaker Minister for Home and Prisons Brig. (R) Haris Nawaz while presiding over a high-level meeting on law and order has directed law enforcement agencies to speed up intelligence-based operations against street criminals, drug dealers, land grabbers and comb out illegal immigrants from the city, through mutual coordinated action.
The Home Minister ordered to evolve a joint strategy for commencing a grand operation against the dacoits and their facilitators in the Katcha (riverine) areas of the province, according to a news release on Wednesday. He vowed to take the operation against the lawbreakers to its logical conclusion.The meeting was held here at the office of the Home Minister and attended by Sindh Home Secretary, Muhammad IqbalMemon, IGP Sindh RiffatMukhtar; Addl. IGP Karachi KhadimHussain Rind, Deputy Director General Pakistan Rangers Sindh, and senior officers of other law enforcement and intelligence agencies.Sindh Caretaker Minister for Home and Prisons Brig.(R) Haris Nawaz on Wednesday paid a surprise visit to Central Jail Karachi where he reviewed the facilities being provided to the prisoners.
He inspected the barracks of male and female inmates and apprised himself of their problems; and inquired about the behavior of the jail staff toward prisoners. He also inspected the prison kitchen and checked the standard of meals and list of daily menus being served to the prisoners. The minister also visited different sections of the prison including the hospital, vocational training centre and art gallery.
Prisoners are also human beings, they should get basic facilities; social reforms would translate to a reduction in the number of inmates, he observed. Brig. Haris Nawaz stressed the cleanliness of the jail, and on occasion issued directives to authorities concerned to pay heed to it.
Inspector General of Prisons Anwar Mustafa and Superintendent Central Prison Hassan Sehto were also present during the visit of the minister.
