Altaf Hamid Rao.
MIRPUR ( AJK ), (Parliament Times) :: On the auspicious occasion of the Holy festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir State Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry on Friday granted a 60-day special remission for prisoners in their sentences so that they would be able to celebrate Eid with their families, it was officially announced.
The AJK president approved the clemency while exercising the powers vested in him under Article 10 of the Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir 1974, AJK President office said on Friday
All prisoners, except those involved in heinous crimes such as anti-state activities, or murder, would benefit from the clemency.
