PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Musarrat Hilali on Tuesday visited Lakki Marwat district prison and expressed concern over its condition, especially lack of basic facilities and housing prisoners beyond its capacity.

She directed that coordinated and immediate efforts should be made to improve the prevailing miserable condition of the prison and resolve the capacity issue.

According to a press release, the PHC chief justice during her surprise visit found the condition highly alarming as against a meagre capacity a much higher number of inmates were lodged there.

She also found that basic facilities were lacking and the condition of hygiene was also highly deplorable.

Early in the day, PHC Chief Justice Musarrat Hilali visited tehsil court Banda Daud Shah in Karak. She inspected courts and judicial lockup.

Later, she visited the tehsil bar room. She stressed the need for punctuality and discipline while lying emphasis on wearing prescribed uniform.

She observed that the staff followed their officers, thus they needed to be punctual and disciplined. She personally attended to the issues faced by the bar and the inmates brought to the judicial lockup. She passed remedial directions on the spot.

Later, in the day she went to district courts Karak. She inspected courts, judicial lockup and allied offices. She also went to the bar room. The office-bearers and members of district bar welcomed her and congratulated her on assuming the office of PHC chief justice.

She attended to the issues faced by the bar, in particular the slow pace of work on construction of judicial complex and issued necessary directives.

The PHC chief justice also visited the district jail. She was accompanied by the Karak district and sessions judge and senior civil judge.

Published in Dawn, May 3rd, 2023