24 prisoners shifted from Pak's Quetta in fear of jail break

December 27, 2014 19:37

Twenty four high-profile death row prisoners have been shifted from a jail in Quetta to another prison in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, fearing a possible jail break.

The decision to shift the high-profile prisoners from the District Jail Quetta to Central Jail Mach was made at a meeting held at the home and tribal affairs department of Balochistan. Senior officers from the home and prison departments participated in the meeting, which discussed possible attacks on prisons in the province. 24 high-profile prisoners have been shifted, Superintendent of District Jail Quetta Muhammad Asif Butt said, adding that, ""All prisoners have been sentenced to death."

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