Overview
- Five double-storey barracks add space for about 2,000 inmates to ease overcrowding at Kot Lakhpat in Lahore.
- Task Force Chairman Rana Manan Khan and Interior Secretary Dr. Ahmad Javed Qazi presided over the opening ceremony.
- During the visit, the officials met prisoners to hear concerns and pledged free legal aid for those unable to afford counsel.
- Dr. Qazi ordered seasonal blankets for all inmates and directed jail psychologists to maintain regular contact and provide counseling.
- The Mulaqat App for booking family visits now operates across Punjab’s jails and has recorded more than 850 bookings.