ABBOTTABAD: Superintendent of District Jail Abbottabad Syed Junaid Bukhari on Wednesday urged inmates to use the vocational skills they had acquired in prison to earn a livelihood, support their families and lead productive, law-abiding lives after their release.
He was addressing a certificate distribution ceremony held at the District Jail Abbottabad for prisoners who completed a three-month bead-craft training programme conducted with the financial support of the Human Development Organization (HDO). The event was attended by prison officials, warders, instructors, jail inmates and HDO representatives.
Congratulating the graduates, Syed Junaid Bukhari said the initiative reflected the vision of Inspector General of Prisons Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Rehan Gul Khattak, to transform correctional facilities into centres of rehabilitation by equipping inmates with marketable skills and enabling them to reintegrate into society as responsible and self-reliant citizens.
He said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Prisons Department had introduced a range of vocational training programmes across the province as part of its prison reform agenda, aimed at rehabilitation rather than punishment alone.
The jail superintendent encouraged the trainees to capitalise on the growing demand for handcrafted bead products in both domestic and international markets, emphasising that such skills could provide them with sustainable livelihood opportunities after completing their sentences.
He also acknowledged the valuable contribution of the Human Development Organisation in supporting prisoners’ rehabilitation through livelihood promotion, psychosocial assistance and social reintegration programmes. During the ceremony, Syed Junaid Bukhari distributed certificates among the successful trainees and hygiene kits to women inmates.
