As many as 60 under trial women inmates lodged at Karachi Central Prison, Women Jail Hyderabad, Women Jail Larkana and Women Ward CR-II Sukkur respectively were not released even on Wednesday due to their inability to arrange for bail amount, ranging from Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000 each.
These women, entitled to be released under Law Reforms Ordinance 2006 are looking towards philanthropists, NGOs as well as toward the Women Development Ministry.
Apart from the 60 women who found a new hope through the Presidential Ordinance 2006, there is quite a significant number of women prisoners who had already been released on bail by the courts but were still behind the bars as could not arrange for the bail surety amount.
Dr Habiba Hasan, Chairperson, Board of Trustees, Panah Shelter Home, said the cumulative total bail amount required for the bail of these women cannot be arranged by any single NGO.