Heritage in custody: Mitha Ram Hostel to be used as sub-jail

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to convert the Mitha Ram Hostel into a sub-jail. The proposal was approved by the Sindh chief minister, on the request of the Rangers DG, Major General Bilal Akbar. The latter had asked the provincial government to allocate a facility to detain suspects, especially those being interrogated by the Rangers under the 90-day preventive detention in accordance with the Anti-Terrorism Act. The CM House spokesperson said they had sent a summary of approval to the home department, which will likely issue a notification to this effect today. The historic hostel has already been under the use of Sindh Rangers since the last several years.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 16^th, 2015.