Islamabad SEPTEMBER 27 (Online): President of Pakistan has approved a 90-day reduction in the sentences of prisoners on the occasion of Eid Milad-ul-Nabi.
President has approved the reduction of punishments under Article 45 of the Constitution.
The commutation of sentences will not apply to prisoners involved in murder, espionage and anti-state activities.
The reduction of sentences will not apply to criminals convicted of adultery, theft, robbery, kidnapping and terrorism, financial crimes and criminals who have caused damage to national exchequer.
The reduction in sentence will not apply to those convicted under the Foreigners Act, 1946 and the Narcotics Control (Amendment) Act, 2022, while it will apply to male prisoners above 65 years of age who have served one-third of their imprisonment.
Reduction of sentence will also apply to women prisoners above 60 years of age who have served one-third of their sentence and those below 18 years of age who have served one-third of their sentence.
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