Central Jail Rawalpindi
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| Location | Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°29′14.62″N 73°2′24.49″E / 33.4873944°N 73.0401361°E |
| Security class | Maximum |
| Capacity | 1919 |
| Population | 5082[1] (as of 04 April 2016) |
| Opened | 1986 |
| Managed by | Government of Punjab, Pakistan |
| Director | Saeed Ullah Gondal, Senior Superintendent of Jail[2] |
| Notable prisoners | |
| Nawaz Sharif 13 July 2018 Maryam Nawaz 13 July 2018 | |
Central Jail Rawalpindi (also known as Adyala jail) is a prominent prison in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
History
The Central Jail Rawalpindi was built from the late 1970s and early 1980s during the military regime of General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, after the execution of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan on 4 April 1979 in District Jail Rawalpindi. The latter jail was demolished and converted into Jinnah Park. The jail is situated on Rawalpindi - Adyala Road near village Dahgal about 13 kilometres toward west of district courts and the defunct / demolished old District Jail Rawalpindi. The village Adyala is about 4 kilometres west of the jail.
Notable prisoners
- Allama Mashriqi:
- Erik Audé: American Actor[3]
- Yousuf Raza Gillani: Former Prime Minister of Pakistan[4]
- Mirza Tahir Hussain: Served eighteen years in the jail for the murder/manslaughter of a taxicab driver. Released on 17 November 2006 on parole.
- Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi:[5] Alleged November 2008 Mumbai Attacks mastermind. Served six years on terrorism charges.[5]
- Ayyan Ali: model and singer.
- Mumtaz Qadri: Assassin to the former Punjab Governor Salman Taseer.
- Nawaz Sharif, former Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1990-1993, 1997-1999, 2013-2017.[6]
- Maryam Nawaz: daughter of Nawaz Sharif[6]
- Muhammad Safdar Awan, son in law of Nawaz Sharif and former Member of the National Assembly (MNA) from Rawalpindi and Mansehra.[6]
- Hanif Abbasi: Former MNA from Rawalpindi.[7]
- Saifur Rehman, chairman of Ehtesab Bureau
- Lieutenant General Javed Iqbal (Retired) - Sentenced to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment by a military court on account of spying. Held key positions in the military during his active service, including director-general of military operations, which is responsible for planning and executing all operations inside and outside of Pakistan. Also held the post of adjutant-general, who supervises discipline and accountability within the forces.
- Brigadier Raja Rizwan (Retired) - Sentenced to death by a military court on account of spying.
See also
- Government of Punjab, Pakistan
- Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)
- Prison Officer
- Headquarter Jail
- National Academy for Prisons Administration
References
- ^ Official Website of Punjab Prisons (Pakistan) Archived 26 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "ACTOR SENTENCED TO 7 YEARS." Daily News of Los Angeles. 8 January 2003. Retrieved on 24 September 2011. "[...]assistant superintendent at the Adiala jail, where Aude is being kept."
- ^ Jail Superintendent confiscated mobile phone recovered from Yousuf Raza Gillani Archived 21 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/pakistan-court-adjourns-zaki-ur-rehman-lakhvi-hearing-as-judge-on-leave-749843
- ^ "Court hands life sentence to PML-N's Hanif Abbasi in ephedrine quota case".