Inmates to meet loved ones on Eid

Families, including children will visit Adiala Jail with gifts, Eidi to meet prisoners

RAWALPINDI:

Special "Eid meetings" will be held between more than 7,000 prisoners and their families in Central Jail Adiala on April 9 (today).

For the convenience of the families, the meeting time in Adiala Jail has been set between the hours of 8am to 5pm. All the citizens or families who will come today to meet their loved ones who are imprisoned, they will be allowed some time to spend with the prisoners on account of Eid festival.

On this occasion, families will gift new Eid clothes, shoes, fruits, sweets and essentials to their imprisoned family members. A large number of women and children will come for the meetings.

Adiala Jail Superintendent has ordered the computerised counter to open at 8am for meetings with all the prisoners. The registration process for the meetings will begin at 8am and will continue until 3pm, while the first round of meetings will begin at 9am. There will be no registrations for meetings after 3 pm.

The allowed duration of each meeting will be 40 to 45 minutes. At one time, 150 men and the same number of women and children will be able to meet their loved ones in prison. Meetings will be held for all families that arrive by 5pm.

Special counters have also been set up inside the jail to supply Eid gifts brought by families to the prisoners. Immediately after the meeting, these items will be delivered to the concerned prisoners.

The meetings will be continued under the supervision of Assistant Superintendent. A separate arrangement has been made for parking the vehicles of the citizens coming for the meeting.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 9^th, 2024.