DLP Report
PESHAWAR
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Public Relations Shafi Jan visited Central Prison Peshawar and reviewed rehabilitation, education and welfare facilities being provided to inmates.
During the visit, the minister inspected various barracks, prison sections and rehabilitation facilities. He also interacted with prisoners, listened to their concerns and reviewed the arrangements made for their welfare.
Mr Jan visited the prison library, industrial units and vocational training centres, and examined ongoing educational and reformative initiatives, including art activities, information technology courses and English language classes for inmates.
The minister also visited the prison’s drug rehabilitation centre and met prisoners receiving treatment at the jail hospital. Officials briefed him on healthcare services and medical facilities available to inmates.
He further reviewed the quality of food being served to prisoners and inspected meal standards.
DIG Prisons Peshawar Region Baitullah Khan and Superintendent Central Prison Peshawar Muhammad Waseem Khan accompanied the minister during the visit. The prison administration gave a detailed briefing on prisoner welfare programmes, rehabilitation initiatives and administrative affairs.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Jan directed prison authorities to make every effort to ensure the reform, rehabilitation and constructive development of inmates so they could return to society as responsible citizens.
He said the provincial government was pursuing a vision of transforming prisons from places of confinement into centres of reform, rehabilitation and human development.
The minister emphasised that under the government’s prison reform agenda, the provision of education, vocational training and other essential facilities to inmates remained a key priority.
Appreciating the prison administration’s efforts in establishing industrial and vocational initiatives, he said technical training centres were playing an important role in promoting self-reliance among prisoners.
Mr Jan said the provincial government was introducing additional reform-oriented measures in prisons to facilitate the reintegration of inmates into society after their release.
Later, he assured prison staff that their issues would be addressed on a priority basis.
