AJK President announces 60-day relaxation for prisoners on Eid

Islamabad (PID AJK ): On the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry on Friday granted a 60-day special remission for prisoners in their sentences so that they would be able to celebrate Eid with their families.

The AJK president approved the clemency while exercising the powers vested in him under Article 10 of the Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir 1974.

All prisoners except those involved in serious crimes such as anti-state activities, or murder, would benefit from the clemency.

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