LAHORE: The Punjab government has granted 90 days special remission to prisoners confined in Punjab jails on the occasion of Eidul Azha. As many as 450 inmates have benefitted from the remission including 270 prisoners, who will be released and able to celebrate Eid with their families.

A notification to the effect was issued by the Punjab home department on Thursday.

The notification also explained that the special remission would not be applicable to prisoners punished under the jail offences during last one year or debarred for remission by any competent authority. The prisoners benefitted specially by the home secretary will also not be granted remission.

The convicts, will also not be benefitted from the remission, who were sentenced on account of offences/cases under Chapter XVI of PPC (289 to 377) espionage, subversion, anti-state activities, sectarianism, terrorist acts (as defined in the Anti-Terrorism (second amendment) ordinance, 1999 (No XIII of 1999), drug and narcotics offences, zina (Section 10 offence of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood) Ordinance 1979, 376 PPC, robbery (Section 394 PPC) dacoity (Section 395-396 PPC), kidnapping/abduction (Section 364 A & 365-A) and Foreigners Act, 1946.

The convicted in cases of financial embezzlement and causing loss to national exchequer will also not be eligible to get remission in their imprisonment.

Published in Dawn, June 6th, 2025