Punjab government has decided to build a new district jail in Lahore city, 24News HD TV Channel reported on Monday.
According to the sources, the existing district jail will be shifted to the new jail that will be plannned to build in the Sua e Asal area of Lahore.
The sources said that the existing District Jail Lahore has a capacity of 2,000 inmates only while more than 7,000 inmates are detained there.
The Home Department of Punjab has prepared a plan to build a prison on the land of the Auqaf Department and this plan will be included in the next budget.

Reporter: Qaiser Khokhar