UP GRADATION PROJECTS IN DG KHAN & MULTAN JAILS

AAK FOUNDATION PROVIDED BASIC FACILITIES TO PRISONERS

Senior Minister Punjab Abdul Aleem Khan has said that there is a lot of scope for changing the conditions of prisoners in the jails and there is a need that apart fromGovernment resources, philanthropistsand welfare organizations should come forward to take steps for the betterment of inmates and ensure maximum practical steps in this regard. He added that basic human rights of the prisoners should be observed in jails so that the convicts can be brought into the mainstream of life by avoiding further torture to them.

He expressed this while talking about the upgradation and various welfare works being carried out by Abdul Aleem Khan Foundation in Multan and Dera Ghazi Khan Jails in connection with Ramadan. He told that following the upgradation and welfare work inLahore, Kasur andSheikhupura Jails, the AAK Foundation has completed several welfare projects in Dera Ghazi Khan and Multan Jails with significant sums of money including installation of 200 fans, renovation of various barracks and new beds in Jails’ Hospitals. He said that clean drinking water has also been provided to the inmates under the auspices of Abdul Aleem Khan Foundation while the kitchens of the jails have been made clean as per the principles of hygiene. Similarly, the environment outside the barracks in Multan and DG Khan Jails has also been improved by planting of trees, renovation of sidewalks and repair of bathrooms which have also been standardized. Senior Minister Abdul Aleem Khan said that under the auspices of this Foundation, only for the Allah Almighty welfare work is carried out from its own resources throughout the year and the uniqueness of this AAK Foundation is that it does not receive any donation from any other organization or person and all expenses are borne from itself.