Central Jail Lahore

Central Jail Lahore is a prominent prison situated in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan at Rakh Chandra (Kot Lakhpat). The prison 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. Some prisoners died in the prison in the past, including Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who was convicted of terrorism.[1]

Central Jail Lahore
LocationLahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Security classMaximum
Capacity4000
Population[1][2] (as of February 2014)
Managed byGovernment of Punjab, Pakistan
Director(Senior Superintendent Jail)

Ch. Ijaz Asghar (till date)
Kamran Anjum (May 2013–September 2013)
Mohsin Rafique (January 2013–May 2013)

Mushtaq Ahmed Awan (August 2009–January 2012)[3]
Notable prisoners
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Sardar Bhagat Singh
Rasool Bux Palijo
Javed Iqbal
Yusuf Kazzab
Nawaz Sharif
Jatindra Nath Das
Saad Hussain Rizvi

See also

References

  1. "Sarabjit Singh critical after Lahore jail attack". Gulf Times. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  2. "Official Website of Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)". Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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