special orders, give directions as to the suspension of sentences and the conditions on which petitions should be presented and dealt with. COURT OBSERVATION/GOVERNMENT DIRECTIONS The High Court held vide Cr.L.J.1998 page 921 Pehawar that no Amnesty or Government remission is valid to convicts under Qisas/Diyat cases with conviction consent. Same was upheld by Lahore High Court vide pet. 23185 of 1999 on April 2, 2001. Remission by President or Governor is otherwise valid only after date of conviction. The Punjab Government directions under Court citations also held, invalid posting of Amnesty remissions in the Qisas/Diyat convictions vide letter No. S.O. (M.P.) 3-8/99 dated July 31,2001. Remission in calculating date of release. Rule219. Account of remission shall be kept in days and in calculating the date, of release of a prisoner the number of days of remission earned shall be converted into months and days, at the rate of thirty days to a month. Release of prisoners on earning remission. Rule220. When a prisoner has earned such remission as entitles him to release, the Superintendent shall release him unconditionally. Remission to be endorsed on warrant on release. Rule221. When a convicted prisoner is released under rule 220 the total amount of remission earned by him shall be endorsed on his warrant and in the admission register of convicted prisoners in the column of disposal and the endorsement shall be signed by the Superintendent. Remission to be entered on history ticket and remission sheet of prisoner on transfer. Rule222 (i) When a prisoner is transferred to another prison, the total amount of remission earned by him upto the end of previous months shall be endorsed on his remission sheet and entered in his history ticket, the entries being signed by the Superintendent, and the remission sheet together with the other documents shall be sent with the prisoner to the prison to which he is transferred. (ii) The total amount of remission earned by a prisoner at the time of his transfer shall also be recorded in the admission 89