ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday granted a 90-day remission of sentence to certain life imprisonment prisoners as part of the country’s 77th Independence Day celebrations.
Under Article 45 of the Constitution, the remission applies to male prisoners aged 65 and above and female prisoners aged 60 and above who have completed one-third of their sentences.
This remission, announced through a President House press release, excludes those convicted of murder, espionage, anti-state activities, rape, theft, robbery, kidnapping, and terrorism.
Furthermore, prisoners convicted of financial crimes, causing losses to the national exchequer, or violations of the Foreigners Act 1946 and the Narcotics Control (Amendment) Act 2022 are not eligible.
The remission also extends to female prisoners serving their sentences with children and individuals under 18.
