Each district jail to get Rescue 1122 ambulance

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed the concerned authorities to provide well-equipped ambulances of  Rescue 1122,  one each to all the district level jails across the province to be stationed in these jails on a permanent basis to cater for any emergency need if prisoners.

He further directed the concerned authorities for necessary arrangements to have clean and neat kitchens and washrooms in all the jails to facilitate the prisoners.

He was chairing of prisons department here. The meeting was given a briefing about various reforms being introduced in prisons of the province.

The meeting was briefed about the progress made so far on the proposed project of setting up a divisional level jail at Malakand Division and informed that master plan for the proposed jail has been completed keeping in view the future requirements.

The chair directed the relevant quarters to identify suitable piece of land for the purpose resolve the land issue and submit a final proposal in this regard within two weeks further directing them to complete all the necessary arrangements to start practical work on the project from the beginning of next financial year.