Central Jail Lahore
| Location | Lahore, Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Security class | Maximum |
| Population | 4000[1][2] (as of February 2014) |
| Managed by | Government of Punjab, Pakistan |
| Director |
(Senior Superintendent Jail) Asad Waraich(Assumed office from September 2013 till date) Kamran Anjum( May 2013 -September 2013) Mohsin Rafique(Jan 2013-May 2013) Mushtaq Ahmed Awan,(From August 2009-January 2012)[3] |
| Notable prisoners | |
| Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Javed Iqbal (serial killer) Committed suicide on 8 October 2001 | |
Central Jail Lahore is a prominent jail situated in Lahore, Pakistan at Rakh Chandra (Kot Lakhpat). Shaheed Bhagat Singh was hanged here during British rule in India.[4] The jail is also known as Kot Lakhpat Jail with reference to its location. The jail houses more than four times the 4000 prisoner capacity it was built for. Prisoners have been murdered in the prison in the past,including Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh[1]
See also
- Government of Punjab, Pakistan
- Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)
- Central Jail Faisalabad
- Central Jail Mianwali
- Headquarter Jail
- Central Jail Rawalpindi
- District Jail Rawalpindi
- National Academy for Prisons Administration
References
- 1 2 "Sarabjit Singh critical after Lahore jail attack". Gulf Times. April 26, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
- ↑ Official Website of Punjab Prisons (Pakistan) Archived March 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
- ↑ http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&biw=1345&bih=497&rlz=1R2TSNA_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=central+jail+lahore&fb=1&gl=uk&hq=central+jail&hnear=Lahore+54000,+Pakistan&cid=0,0,12447772029536543950&ei=-_DQTOGsEomiuQPet4XRDA&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CBwQnwIwAA
Coordinates: 31°26′48″N 74°20′07″E / 31.44667°N 74.33528°E
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