Dadu jail being vacated

Published September 11, 2022

DADU: A total of 329 prisoners kept in Dadu district jail were shifted to other prisons, jail superintendent Abdul Ghaffar Chandio said on Saturday.

According to SHO Ashfaq Mangi of the A-Section police station, the shifting was undertaken in view of imminent threat of flooding to the district jail, located in a low-lying area.

Published in Dawn, September 11th, 2022

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