LAHORE – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has requested the jail authorities to install an air conditioner in his barrack.
Media reports suggest when the government withdrew the facility of AC for Nawaz Sharif on Thursday, he requested the jail authorities to not remove it.
The 69-year-old reportedly said that he gets allergy because of heat upon which, the jailer said that he has received these orders from higher authorities to remove the facility.
Nawaz Sharif requested that he should be allowed to talk home. To which, the jailer said that he will no longer get facilities in jail.
“You will also be treated like normal prisoners now and will only be allowed to meet in fixed timings,” the ex-PM was told.
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The Punjab government on Thursday directed IG prisons to remove the air conditioner from Sharif’s room in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail.
Punjab home department has written a letter to IG prisons at which it has been said that no accused will be given any facility without the permission of Prime Minister Imran Khan and also no concession will be given to those who are imprisoned in money laundering charges.
IG prisons has been directed to take forthwith action and present the report within the three days.
Prime Minister Imran Khan, during his address in Capital One Arena in Washington on Sunday, had said that he will take back all the facilities including AC and tv in jail from Nawaz Sharif after returning to country.
