Technical education for Central Jail inmates from Nov

It is also learnt that Taleem-i-Baleghan programme has also been started in most of the prisons in Sindh.

The Deputy Inspector General Prison, Mumtaz Burni, when contacted told The Nation that technical education would be initiated as soon as possible keeping in view the market demand. Courses of computer, refrigerator and air conditioner repairing would be initiated here so that the prisoners get skill and earn their livelihood when freed.

He said that NGOs were doing good job for prisoners but still much needed for their counselling.  Burni said that computer classes regularly held in the prison and more than 50 prisoners had been trained.

Superintendent Women Prison, Sheba Shah, said that a Montessori school was running in the women prison where children of women prisoners were getting education on regular basis. She said that women prisoners who show interest in the computer education opportunities were being provided to them for computer training.