Sub-prisons approved for tribal districts

Published March 13, 2019
Responsibility of sub-prisons will be handed over to Levies force. — Dawn/File
Responsibility of sub-prisons will be handed over to Levies force. — Dawn/File

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Tuesday approved a summary to establish 15 sub-prisons in tribal districts, official sources said.

The CM approved three sub-prisons in Khyber tribal district, while two each in North Waziristan, South Waziristan, Aurakzai, Kurram, Mohamand and Bajaur districts.

The responsibility of these sub-prisons would be given to the Levies force.

The sources said the provincial cabinet would give approval to the sub-prisons.

Published in Dawn, March 13th, 2019

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