Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has announced the completion of the Islamabad Model Prison.

Addressing a news conference in Islamabad today, he said the Prime Minister would be invited to inaugurate the facility.

The Minister said the model prison has been completed in accordance with international standards, incorporating modern facilities, including facial recognition technology for prisoner identification and a system for managing visits.

He said the prison would accommodate around 1,500 inmates in the first phase. He added that prisoners whose cases are being heard by courts in Islamabad would be shifted to the facility.

Mohsin Naqvi commended Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry and the Capital Development Authority for their efforts in completing the Islamabad Model Prison.