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Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar said Prime Minister Imran Khan has issued directives for devising a policy to set free inmates above 65 years of age.

Taking to the Twitter Asad umar said, the prime minister’s decision to work out a policy to free over 65-year old prisoners who are poor, sick and not facing jail term in a serious offence is a step towards a Pakistan where the government’s top priority is the welfare of the downtrodden segment of society, not the powerful and well-off.

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— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) November 21, 2019

Earlier on Tuesday the federal cabinet approved the relief for prisoners above 65 years of age, adolescent children involved in petty crimes and sick inmates who could not be treated in jails

Briefing the media on the outcome of the cabinet meeting, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan said the data of such prisoners was being collected from the provinces.

She said the cabinet was informed that the committee on jail reforms would present its report in the next meeting.