Preparations for Independence Day and Marka-e-Haq are in full swing at Karachi Central Jail. The jail has been vibrantly decorated with lights, green crescent flags, and buntings. Walls are adorned with slogans celebrating Independence Day, Marka-e-Haq, and expressing support for the Pakistan Army.
Jail Superintendent Abdul Karim Abbasi and other officials attended various events that have been organised. Quran recitation ceremonies were held, accompanied by prayers for the country's progress. Sports competitions are also being arranged inside the jail as part of the celebrations.
Over the decades, as part of the ongoing jail reforms, the provincial governments in the country are focused on making the prisons reformatories. “Hate crime not the criminal,” is written in bold letters at the entrance of the Karachi Central Jail as well as other penitentiaries of Sindh.
Besides conducting schools and skills classes for the prisoners, the jail administrations celebrate national days and religious festival in grand manner to bring some light to the otherwise dreary routine of the jailhouse.
Apart from the ongoing Independence Day celebrations at the Karachi Central Jail, Defence Day and Pakistan Day are celebrated with national fervour. Similarly, Eidul Fitr, Eidul Azha and Miladun Nabi are celebrated behind bars with solemnity and festive mood.
On all these occasions, special meals like biryani, qorma and kheer are cooked for the inmates.
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