Non-payment of dues, electricity cut off in Machh Jail
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00:00Okay, let's talk about Mach Jail. It's a big jail in Baluchistan and even after 3 days,
00:06there was no power supply.
00:08The biggest jail in the province has been cut off.
00:13Many important political prisoners are kept there.
00:16At the moment, 750 prisoners are being held here.
00:1973 of them are waiting to be hanged.
00:23Obviously, they won't be waiting to be hanged.
00:27Has the electricity been cut off?
00:30No, the electricity has been cut off.
00:34Obviously, the prisoners have the right to get basic facilities.
00:40Mach Jail is already famous for being very strict.
00:44It's very hot here in Quetta.
00:48We have our representative with us.
00:50Let's talk to him.
00:52Mustafa Khantareen, Quetta Bureau Chief.
00:54Can you tell us what's going on?
00:56It's been 3 days.
00:57Is this a case of non-compliance or is it a case of looting?
01:01This is the situation in Mach Jail.
01:08First of all, who are we talking about looting?
01:12I can't talk about other provinces in the country.
01:16In Baluchistan, the situation is very serious.
01:19During looting, 24 hours out of 24 hours are kept.
01:23Because of this, the citizens are facing a lot of problems.
01:27But right now, in the summer zone, the electricity in Mach Jail has been cut off for 3 days.
01:35Because of this, not only security threats have been placed on the prisoners.
01:40They also say that there is a threat of a heat stroke.
01:44In extreme heat, the prisoners may face problems.
01:48In this regard, I would like to say that last night,
01:52on behalf of Jail Superintendent Salim Tareen,
01:55Additional Chief Secretary Dakhla has been contacted.
01:59In which he has informed the authorities with his threats
02:04that the electricity in Central Jail Mach Jail has been cut off for 3 days.
02:08And it has been said that this electricity has been cut off due to the non-payment of 3 crore rupees.
02:13Now the question arises, why is this happening?
02:16Because in different districts of the province, the prisoners are in debt of crores of rupees.
02:21But the authorities cannot dare to say that the electricity in the Civil Secretariat has been cut off.
02:28But the electricity in Central Jail Mach Jail has not been cut off for a little while.
02:32Because of this, not only security threats have been placed on the prisoners.
02:35In fact, the Jail Superintendent has said that the prisoners are facing a lot of problems.
02:39And due to being in the summer zone, the prisoners are facing a lot of problems in extreme heat.
02:47However, in this regard, the Jail Superintendent is claiming that the electricity in the jail has been cut off this morning.
02:53But our sources say that since there was no payment, the electricity was cut off.
02:58However, the Jail Superintendent has been contacted by Dakhla.
03:02And they have assured that the electricity should be cut off.
03:06And that it will be paid by Monday or Tuesday.
03:10In this way, the KSCO authorities have refused to believe that the electricity in the jail has been cut off.
03:16But the sources say that the electricity in Central Jail Mach Jail has been cut off since the last three days.
03:21Thank you very much.
03:22Your Superintendent, the Bureau Chief, was with us.
03:25And he is saying that neither the KSCO is ready to believe nor the jail authorities are ready to believe.
03:31They are saying that the electricity has been cut off in the morning.
03:33And if there is no payment, then it is possible that the electricity has been cut off on the assurances of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
03:38But it is quite concerning.
03:40Yes, and he was also saying that the system of load shedding is going on all over the country in the morning as well.
03:45Obviously, when there will be a difference in demand and supply, which is being said on behalf of NEPRA, then this situation will remain.
03:52And people are also facing a shortage of water in this situation.
03:56In this situation, people are also protesting.
03:58It is also very hot.
03:59And the children, who have holidays in June and July, are also very worried.
04:04They are at home.