KARACHI – The United States (US) has donated protective equipment worthapproximately Rs 70,000,000 to the Sindh Prisons Department.

Corrections staff, especially those on the perimeter, entrance points, andworking outside the hardened walls and buildings, are vulnerable targets.

The state-of-the-art, light-weight helmets and vests, provided by theDepartment of State’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Bureau(INL), will help protect prison officers as they secure prisons acrossSindh.

Nathaniel Haft, the INL Corrections Program Officer said, “We are proud ofour partnership and collaboration with the Sindh Prisons Department andhope these items will inspire further confidence in those officers who wearthis equipment. These officers are a critical part of the criminal justicesystem and provide a vital service to Karachi and Pakistan, for which theydeserve our appreciation and support.”

The State Department’s INL Bureau, which began its partnership with theSindh Prisons Department in 2014, works in more than 90 countries to helpgovernments combat crime and corruption, counter drug-related crime,improve police institutions, and promote laws and court systems that arefair and accountable.