Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 9 (ANI): The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on Thursday approved an agreement in regards to the exchange of prisoners with the United Kingdom.
Multan [Pakistan], Nov 8 (ANI): Asia Bibi, the Christian woman who was acquitted by the Pakistan Supreme Court in a blasphemy case last month, has been released from a women's prison in Multan late on Wednesday.
Kulgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Oct 30 (ANI): Three prisoners and five policemen sustained injuries when a police vehicle carrying them through Brazloo area of Kulgam met with an accident on Tuesday.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct 29 (ANI): Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khalida Zia and three others were sentenced to seven years in prison on Monday in connection with Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 27 (ANI): At least five police personnel, including a sub-inspector, have been suspended for allegedly providing preferential treatment to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar in prison.
Washington DC, [USA] Oct 20 (ANI): Prosecutors, who pronounced the prison term for American comedian Bill Cosby rebuffed latter's defense lawyer team's appeal for a new trial on Friday.
New Delhi [India], Oct 16 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Director-General Prison of Tihar and Secretary of the Public Works Department to conduct a meeting and finalise the timeline for procuring and installing CCTV cameras in Tihar Jail.
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): As part of the commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, over 900 prisoners have been released in the first phase of the Centre's scheme for grant of special remission to specific categories of prisoners.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): With an aim to curb crime in the state, more than 500 prisoners and ex-prisoners have been provided jobs by the Telangana Prisons Department.
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 5 (ANI): Imprisoned Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov, who is currently serving a 20-year sentence in Russia on a terrorism conviction, ended his hunger strike after 145 days.