Kot Lakhpat Jail
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| Location | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Security class | Maximum |
| Capacity | 4000[1] |
| Opened | 1965 |
| Managed by | Government of Punjab, Pakistan |
| Director | (Senior Superintendent Jail) Ijaz Asghar (till date) |
| Notable prisoners | |
| Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Sardar Bhagat Singh Rasool Bux Palijo Javed Iqbal Yusuf Kazzab Nawaz Sharif Jatindra Nath Das Saad Hussain Rizvi Hafiz Saeed | |
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][3]
See also[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ a b "Sarabjit Singh critical after Lahore jail attack". Gulf Times. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Human hand found in sehri for prisoners". The Nation (newspaper). Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Inspector General of Prisons (Punjab)". Punjab Prisons (Pakistan) website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2022.