Taking a revolutionary measure for the welfare of prisoners, Provincial Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar inaugurated the first ever open gym in the Camp Jail on Tuesday. Sports Board Punjab has constructed the open gym for inmates with an amount of Rs four million.
During his visit, Provincial Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar also met with the prisoners and enquired about their issues. He also reviewed the facilities being provided to the detainees and inspected the technical courses being conducted for the inmates.
Superintendent Jail Zaheer Ahmed Wariach gave a detailed briefing to the provincial minister, who expressed his satisfaction over the facilities being provided to the detainees.
Provincial Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar directed the jail administration to ensure the provision of best facilities to the prisoners.
Talking on this occasion, Provincial Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Malik Faisal Ayub Khokhar said that we should hate crime not the human beings. “Sports opportunities and fitness facilities are essential for mental and physical health and we are quite upbeat that the gym and recreational facilities in prisons will help a lot in transforming the prisoners into useful citizens”.
The prisoners have expressed their gratitude to the Punjab government for providing sports and fitness facilities in the jails.