KARACHI: The Karachi Central Jail will be relocated to Super Highway, which connects the cities of Hyderabad and Karachi and is away from residential areas, Sindh Minister for Prisons Manzoor Wasan announced on Tuesday.
The jail is currently located in Jamshed Town, Karachi.
Addressing the media after presiding over a meeting, Wasan said that in the present location, it would be difficult for the government to secure the jail in case of an untoward incident.
“We will soon move a summary to chief minister seeking his approval for moving the central prisons that is now encircled by residential areas,” he said.
The decision comes a day after Law Enforcement Agencies foiled a plot to breach Karachi Central Jail after unearthing a 40-metre-long tunnel under a nearby house.
“A proposal has been conceived to convert the existing central jail into judicial complex. All city courts will be shifted to central jail given the threats to judges, lawyers and litigants,” the minister told The Express Tribune, referring to the provincial government plan.
Responding to a question, Wasan said that along with Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur prisons also face serious threats and strict security measures have been taken to prevent any untoward incident.
“A search operation is being held in various jails of Balochistan as well,” he added.
Regarding the inquiry into the recent jailbreak attempt, the minister said that a high-level committee has been formed to look into the matter and strict action would be taken if any jail official was found guilty of involvement.
On the other hand, the prison department has promoted six jail deputy jail superintendents (BPS 16) to superintendents (BPS17) citing encouragement of officials as the reason for promotions.
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This relocation will just make it more convenient for armed gangs to attack and free up their arrested brethren.