Inmates to be served new Sehar, Iftar menu

IG states Punjab government had approved the special food menu for the prisoners in Ramazan

LAHORE:

The Punjab government has approved a Ramazan menu jail inmates, including paratha, eggs and tea at Sehri and dates, samosas, milk and sharbat along with meal at Iftar.

Punjab Prisons Inspector General Mian Farooq Nazir reportedly issued instructions to the jail superintendents across the province to strictly implement the menu.

The IG stated that the Punjab government had approved the special food menu for the prisoners in Ramazan.

He said provision of food of good quality was being ensured in the jails as per the menu prepared by nutritionists of the National Institute of Food and Technology.

There would be no compromise on the quality and quantity of food for prisoners, he added.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, March 24^th, 2023.