Rana Sanaullah's petition to have home-cooked food in jail rejected by court
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A sessions court in Lahore on Monday rejected PML-N Punjab President Rana Sanaullah Khan's petition to have home-cooked food delivered to him in jail.
While rejecting his request, judge Qaiser Nazir Butt directed the PML-N leader to approach the jail superintendent, which he said was the relevant forum for his request.
The court had reserved its verdict on the petition on July 13.
In a report submitted to the sessions court, jail officials stated that Sanaullah was being given food according to his health and daily medical check-ups of the PML-N leader were also being conducted. As per the report, he was in "good health".
Advocate Farhad Ali Shah, the lawyer representing Sanaullah, argued that his client should be allowed home-cooked food, adding that according to the law, a suspect under trial is permitted to receive home-cooked food.
The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) had arrested Sanaullah on July 1 in a narcotics case and the next day a judicial magistrate sent him to jail on judicial remand.
According to the force, 15 kilograms heroin was found in possession of the PML-N leader. A case was lodged against him under Section 9(C) of the Control of Narcotic Substances Act 1997, which carries the death penalty, life imprisonment or a jail-term that may extend to 14 years along with a fine of up to Rs1 million.
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Jul 22, 2019 01:44pm
All prisoners are the same. No one should be allowed such special treatment.
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Jul 22, 2019 01:45pm
Ofcourse home cooked food, Air con, TV, memory bed and all other luxuries so its a 5 star hotel and not jail.
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Jul 22, 2019 01:47pm
Funny petition, is he on holidays in jail?
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Jul 22, 2019 01:48pm
I wonder what kind of food serves in Pakistan jail! Is it the worst of kind? If no why political prison in recent are desperate for home cooked food?
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Jul 22, 2019 01:53pm
No home cooked meal for VIP prisioners, only eat what other prisioners have in jail. Don't forget Ransanaullah, you are accused of smuggling drugs and must be treated according to the law without any favours. This why it is said that 'you reap what you sow'.
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Jul 22, 2019 01:56pm
Why are these corrupt, crooked, cruel and cunning PM (N) members, who were busy looting mercilessly the helpless, feeble and hapless people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan since last 35 years or so, are always looking for special favor, double standards and free rides even in jails?
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Jul 22, 2019 01:58pm
The ANF recovered 15 kilogrammes of heroin from the accused Sanaullah? Even a recovery of a few grams of heroin can lead to death sentence by beheading in Saudi Arabia. !5,000 grams of heroin recovered from Rana Sanaullah is being treated as peanuts in Pakistan.
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Jul 22, 2019 02:10pm
Good decision - let him eat normal jail food
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Jul 22, 2019 02:19pm
Life without Paye. Poor Rana sahab.
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Jul 22, 2019 02:37pm
Air conditioning which 90% of the population can not afford
Flat screen television which 80% of the population can not afford
And food of the type 60%of the population can not afford... more then 50% of the population would happily swap this prison for their own humble life's
Eik pakistan please
Not too
All prisoners equal no priveleges
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Jul 22, 2019 02:50pm
Home cooked food? Are they serious? They are in a lock up not on picnic.
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Jul 22, 2019 02:50pm
Good decision. It’s about time that the jail sentence becomes a fear and not a luxury.
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Jul 22, 2019 03:39pm
He must be treated as per jails manual and law.No favours please.
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Jul 22, 2019 03:41pm
Show them what’s the law is?
No one is above the law
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Jul 22, 2019 03:53pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad,
I agree with you. What is the purpose of sending him in jail if he enjoys all the facilities given to him at home.
Dr Rashid Ansari
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Jul 22, 2019 03:57pm
Good...all criminals equal before law
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Jul 22, 2019 04:03pm
@Vinod, You are welcome to spend a few days in Pakistani jail and find out for yourself!
Be sure to give us your feedback on the hospitality you enjoyed!
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Jul 22, 2019 04:05pm
@bhaRAT©, absolutely right
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Jul 22, 2019 04:18pm
@Vinod, You’ve to spend time in Pakistan jail to be able to know what kind of food are served there
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Jul 22, 2019 04:22pm
Feed him nothing.....let him starve for few days.
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Jul 22, 2019 04:25pm
@Vinod, old habit of corrupt mindset rather than anything else. changing now.
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Jul 22, 2019 04:34pm
Are all pmln leaders not well?
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Jul 22, 2019 04:55pm
A jail is a place with its own food and there should nothing else for the inmates.
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Jul 22, 2019 05:15pm
Let jails be jails and not 5 star terminals.
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Jul 22, 2019 05:30pm
Remanded prisoners are treated differently than convicted ones. They are allowed more visiting rights and are not usually held with inmates convicted of crimes. The longest remand period is usually four weeks. RD is about to reach that time but has not even been indicted or the charges presented, so obviously it depends from country to country.
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Jul 22, 2019 05:59pm
If you are in a prison then eat prison food, you are no different than the other prisoners.
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Jul 22, 2019 06:16pm
Jail is Jail ,all prisoners are same .
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Jul 22, 2019 06:37pm
@bhaRAT©, and same criteria shall be applied to niazi when his turn comes.
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Jul 22, 2019 06:57pm
There should be only one policy for all prisoners in Pakistan. They all should be treated equally like in other countries.
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Jul 22, 2019 07:04pm
Who will appeal to those who have rejected the application?
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Jul 22, 2019 08:02pm
Crooks are in jail. Not having a party in a hotel
Treat as any body else. No VIP treatment
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Jul 22, 2019 08:14pm
Rana can order what he wants. These politicians believe they are entitled to all luxuries, even when they are in jail.
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Jul 22, 2019 08:16pm
@SajjadX, You're assuming musical chairs politics will return to Pakistan if Niazi is to be put behind bars. Free and friendly advise for you is wake up and smell the full flavoured roasted Colombian.
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Jul 22, 2019 08:29pm
Eat what the others eat and be grateful you et...
Gordon D. Walker
Canada
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Jul 22, 2019 09:42pm
@M. Saeed, we don't live in Saudis Arabia, and we are very glad for that
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Jul 22, 2019 10:20pm
Must be treated like any other prisoner.
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Jul 22, 2019 11:13pm
People are too simple. It's not just the food from home they are after, this is one of their methods to conduct secret business, and get some "other" things.
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Jul 22, 2019 11:13pm
He should be allowed to have home cooked food under one condition, he will serve same food to all prisoners and guards. It will save lot of money to cash starved government.
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Jul 22, 2019 11:25pm
Only issue that Nawaz League care about is that they get all oily ghee and fat filled spicy food. Not allowing them is the harshest punishment that can get.
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Jul 22, 2019 11:50pm
Why waste the time of our courts and scarce tax-payer resources with frivolous petitions? Will the next application be for Western-style commode, an air-conditioner, a more comfortable mattress, and an imported masseuse, preferrably from Sweden? Come on, give us a break, please. Enough of this coddling.
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Jul 23, 2019 12:02am
@Vinod, Ask Abhinandun.
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Jul 23, 2019 12:03am
@Vinod. Why not come across the border to find out for yourself.
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Jul 23, 2019 12:04am
Rana Sahib, wake up you are in the jail, you are lucky to receive A-class prisoner status. Don't push your luck.
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Jul 23, 2019 12:44am
They(looters) never knew and imagined that one day they would face the music for what they done to this country.class A and B provisions should be abolished and a motor bike theif and a theif of a nation should be treated alike. We as a nation to change this mentality of treating the worse people better for one reason that “they are just rich”.
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Jul 23, 2019 02:47am
Eat what everyone eats you thief.
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Jul 23, 2019 02:49am
What goes around comes around. It will be interesting to see what IK asks for when NAB nabs him on some trumped up charge after he falls from grace.
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Jul 23, 2019 04:43am
Does Mr Sanaullah understand crime and punishment? Now he must know not to commit any crime otherwise no home cooked meal be served during jail term. So please detest crime over honesty!
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Jul 23, 2019 04:46am
@Vinod, - the food served in Pakistani jails is no difference than food served in Indian jails except occasionally Pakistani prisoners do get beef.
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Jul 23, 2019 04:48am
Well Done. Jail is not a Hotel where a Criminal can what he desires. He should be given same food and treat what other Prisoners are getting. Nawaz and Zardar should also not be given any special treatment in jail. They should be given same food, living and medical treatment that is given to other prisoners
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Jul 23, 2019 07:32am
The home food could easily result in alleged food poisoning - then a transfer to hospital - prefably abroad...
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Jul 23, 2019 07:41am
What a fall from grace.He a notorious right of Nawaz crying for home food.This is a jail not a home my friend.
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Jul 23, 2019 09:05am
@Vinod, Call Kulbushan and ask
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Jul 23, 2019 02:48pm
why should these people be given superior treatment. Please take any leverage given to them out of question.
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