Last Change:

06/26/2025

Pakistan Prison Rules, 1978

Year: 1978

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Liberty & security of person

Description

Rules for the superintendence and management of prisons in Pakistan. 

Selected provisions
Rule 154 - Transfer of adolescent, habitual and other prisoners.

(i) All male adolescent prisoners under the age of 18 years with sentences of three months or over shall immediately on conviction be transferred to the Borstal Institution and Juvenile Prison.
(ii) All women prisoners with sentence of two months or over shall immediately on conviction be transferred to the women's prison.
(iii) All adult habitual prisoners shall be transferred to the habitual prison.
(iv) All Court Martial prisoners shall immediately on admission be transferred to prison situated near their homes and if long termers, to central prisons nearest their homes.

Rule 487 - Extra diet for nursing mothers.

A nursing mother with a child admitted to prisons, shall receive, in addition to the ordinary diet 467 Gr. of milk and 29 Gr. sugar daily. This issue shall cease when the child is one year old.

Rule 488 - Diet for the pregnant Womens.

The Medical Officer shall pay special attention lo the dietary of pregnant Women prisoners, and shall, for each such prisoner, draw up a special diet scale to include milk, fresh vegetables, fruit or any other article of diet. The quantities of these shall be determined by him according to necessary. The quantities shall not usually exceed the following scales:
Milk ... 700 Gr.
Fresh fruit ... 233
Fresh vegetable ... 233