PAKISTAN | Directives to Inspector General of Prison Sindh for measures to prevent spread of Covid-19

Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, being the custodian of public interests has, taken suo motu action to ensure all safety measures to protect the prison inmates from the outbreak of a second wave of COVID-19.

The Ombudsman Sindh directed all the Superintendents of Prisons throughout the Sindh Province to take effective safety measures especially for the old and ailing prisoners and to ensure availability and wearing of “masks” by all the prison inmates.  

Ombudsman Sindh Ajaz Ali Khan issued strict orders to the Inspector General of Prisons for ensuring medical facilities for all inmates and the staff posted therein on 24/7 basis.

Source: Office of the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh, Pakistan