RAWALPINDI, March 31: High security barracks, being constructed in four different prisons of Punjab, will be completed by June 2006, and a serving army officer will be made in charge of each barrack, official sources said.

Those convicted on charges of terrorism or still under trial would be kept in the new barracks.

Equipped with close circuit cameras and mobile phone jammers, the barracks would be built one each in Adiala jail Rawalpindi, Multan jail, Lahore jail and Faisalabad central jail.

When contacted for comments, Inspector General Prisons Punjab Capt (retired) Sarfraz Mufti said the four prisons were under construction and would be completed by the end of June.

He said each new heavily-guarded barrack meant for dangerous criminals including terrorists would have the capacity to house at least 60 prisoners.

The IG Prisons said there were also proposals that the civilian officers related to the jails would be given modern training, and services of foreign experts would be sought for this purpose.

Meanwhile, an under-trial prisoner, who was attacked by a group of prisoners on March 17, was shifted to Jhelum, apparently to maintain peace in the troubled Adiala jail, sources said on Friday.

Imran Saleem, whose complaint to the Supreme Court had brought a major reshuffle in Adiala jail administration, had been shifted to the DHQ hospital Rawalpindi after he sustained injuries during the attack.