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Abid Hussain

HRW report on Pakistan’s overcrowded prisons highlights abuses

People exit the main entrance of the Karachi Central Prison [File: Fareed Khan/AP]

Islamabad, Pakistan – A prominent rights group has raised alarm over Pakistan’s overcrowded prisons and called for reforms to the country’s criminal justice system.

In a report released on Wednesday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Pakistan’s more than 100 jails had at least 88,000 inmates, against the officially approved capacity of 65,168.

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