HR Ministry Releases Rs 1,680,270 Under Diyat, Arsh, Daman Fund

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published June 19, 2018 | 07:12 PM

Ministry of Human Rights (MOHR) and Government of Pakistan has released Rs 1,680,270 on account of Diyat, Arsh and Daman Fund for payment of Diyat to legal heirs of a prisoner Javed Ali, confined in Central Prison Hyderabad.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Jun, 2018 ) :Ministry of Human Rights (MOHR) and Government of Pakistan has released Rs 1,680,270 on account of Diyat, Arsh and Daman Fund for payment of Diyat to legal heirs of a prisoner Javed Ali, confined in Central Prison Hyderabad.

The prisoner, Javed Ali son of Ashraf Ali confined in the Central Prison Hyderabad under Section 302 Pakistan Penal Code in First Information Report No. 09/2014 of Police Station Border Farm, District Umerkot.

An official of MOHR told APP that on the directive of the Ministry of Human Rights, Islamabad, the Regional Director Human Rights Karachi met District and Sessions Judge Umerkot and handed over a cheque amounting to Rs. 1,680,270 for payment of Diyat amount to legal heirs of victim to release convicted prisoner from Central Prison Hyderabad.

This fund has been approved by the Administrative Committee for Diyat, Arsh and Daman Fund in its 5th meeting held on May 16 in the ministry.

The case was recommended by Provincial Sub-Committee on Diyat, Arsh and Daman, Government of Sindh, he informed.

The Federal Government has established Diyat, Arsh and Daman Fund to provide financial assistance to convicts, who are confined in jails on account of nonpayment of Diyat, Arsh and Daman amount to the legal heirs of victims due to poverty and weak financial position, he said.

Soft loans or financial grants out of the fund is also provided to the convict prisoners who fulfill the prescribed criteria, he informed.

The federal Government has placed this fund under the administrative control of Ministry of Human Rights.

Provincial Sub Committee scrutinize, process and recommend eligible cases to the Administrative Committee for its consideration and approval for the grant of Diyat, Arsh and Daman, he said.