Punjab Inspector General (IG) Dr Usman Anwar held a joint press conference with SSP Dr Anoush Chaudhry on Tuesday, to dismiss allegations of mistreatment of women in jails.

He said that people should have trust in their institutions, adding that there are more than 150 cameras inside Kot Lak Pat jail.

Dr Anoush said that women were being provided facilities as per rules. She said that she had met with the detained women herself and inquired about any issues they were facing.

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The IG also said that old pictures and videos were being posted to propagate a false narrative.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan, in a televised address to the nation on Sunday, claimed that he had received reports that women belonging to his party are being harassed in jails.

He requested the judiciary to take suo motu action against the arrests.