ISLAMABAD: In what can be dubbed as a welcome move, over 1000 prisoners were enrolled at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) in autumn, 2017 for upgrading their qualification to have a respectable life in the society after completing their imprisonment. This was stated by the AIOU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Shahid Siddiqui while he was presiding over a meeting to review AIOU’s educational facilities being extended to the disadvantaged groups of the society. The free education is available to prisoners from Matric to BA-level. The VC said that other aspiring prisoners could take admission in the coming spring semester, starting from the first week of February 2018. In the recent years, Dr Shahid Siddiqui visited the jails of Karachi, Lahore, Quetta and Rawalpindi to hold discussions with prison authorities on the procedural issues.

Source: Pakistan Today January 07, 2018 16:18 UTC