Drugs smuggling: Lanka repatriates Pakistani prisoners

Twenty Pakistanis, found guilty of smuggling illegal drugs to Sri Lanka and were serving their life terms in jails there, arrived in Pakistan. These include two women. The prisoners will complete their terms in different jails in Pakistan.

The convicts were shifted to Pakistan under an agreement of transfer of prisoners between the two countries. The Pakistan High Commission in Sri Lanka paid for their travelling expenses. Authorities handed over two prisoners to the Karachi Central Jail.

Sources said the prisoners are from different areas of Pakistan including Karachi, Khyber agency, Mardan, Gujranwal, Peshawar, Khairpur Mirs and Lahore.

They said the families of these prisoners can apply to courts to shift the prisoners to their respective cities otherwise they will complete their terms in Karachi Central Jail.

Courtesy: The Express Tribune