Nearly three-quarters of Pakistan’s prisoners were awaiting trial in 2024, as overcrowding and delays in the criminal justice system continue to put pressure on prisons….reports Asian Lite News Desk Pakistan’s prisons are facing severe overcrowding, with nearly three-quarters of inmates held without conviction, according to a policy paper by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). The report, titled Beyond the Prison Wall: Reducing Overcrowding in Pakistan’s Prisons, found that under-trial prisoners accounted for 73.41 per cent of the country’s prison population in 2024, up from 66 per cent in 2017, The Express Tribune reported. The findings point to mounting pressure