“No further order shall be passed by any of the high courts and by any of the provincial governments/Islamabad Capital Territory/Gilgit-Baltistan of releasing the prisoners from the jails. “If any order has been passed regarding release of the prisoners and not given effect or implemented till now, the same shall not be acted upon until further orders of this court,” said the SC order. He said when the executive did nothing then the high court passed direction regarding release of prisoners. However, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah questioned how the high court grants bail to 120 narcotics accused through omnibus direction. He expected that the SC will give uniform guidelines for the release of prisoners.

Source: The Express Tribune March 30, 2020 08:15 UTC