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	\| managed_by = [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan]]		\| managed_by = [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan]]
	\| director =		\| director =
	Ijaz Asghar~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite news\|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/28-Aug-2010/human-hand-found-in-sehri-for-prisoners \|title=Human hand found in sehri for prisoners \|access-date=2022-05-15 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901084131/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahore/28-Aug-2010/Human-hand-found-in-sehri-for-prisoners \|archive-date=2010-09-01\|newspaper=The Nation}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		Ijaz Asghar<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/28-Aug-2010/human-hand-found-in-sehri-for-prisoners \|title=Human hand found in sehri for prisoners \|access-date=2022-05-15 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901084131/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahore/28-Aug-2010/Human-hand-found-in-sehri-for-prisoners \|archive-date=2010-09-01\|newspaper=The Nation}}</ref>
	\| prisoners = [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]]~~<~~br~~>~~[[Sardar Bhagat Singh]] ~~<~~br~~>~~[[Rasool Bux Palijo]]~~<~~br/~~>~~[[Javed Iqbal (serial killer)\|Javed Iqbal]]~~<~~br/~~>~~Yusuf Kazzab~~<~~br~~>~~[[Nawaz Sharif]]~~<~~br~~>~~[[Imran Khan]]~~<~~br~~>~~[[Jatindra Nath Das]] ~~<~~br~~>~~[[Saad Hussain Rizvi]] ~~<~~br~~>~~ [[Hafiz Saeed]]		\| prisoners = [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]]<br>[[Sardar Bhagat Singh]] <br>[[Rasool Bux Palijo]]<br/>[[Javed Iqbal (serial killer)\|Javed Iqbal]]<br/>Yusuf Kazzab<br>[[Nawaz Sharif]]<br>[[Imran Khan]]<br>[[Jatindra Nath Das]] <br>[[Saad Hussain Rizvi]] <br> [[Hafiz Saeed]]
	}}		}}

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	==History==		==History==
	Some prisoners died in the prison in the past, including [[Indian people\|Indian]] prisoner [[Sarabjit Singh]], who was convicted of [[terrorism]].~~<~~ref name=capacity~~>~~{{cite news \| title = Sarabjit Singh critical after Lahore jail attack \|date =26 April 2013 \| url = https://www.gulf-times.com/india/185/details/350512/sarabjit-singh-critical-after-lahore-jail-attack \| work = Gulf Times \| access-date =2022-05-15}}~~<~~/ref~~><~~ref~~>~~{{Cite web \|url=http://www.punjabprisons.gov.pk/ \|title=Inspector General of Prisons (Punjab) \|access-date=2022-05-15 \|archive-date=2010-03-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326071006/http://www.punjabprisons.gov.pk/ \|url-status=dead\|website=Punjab Prisons (Pakistan) website}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		Some prisoners died in the prison in the past, including [[Indian people\|Indian]] prisoner [[Sarabjit Singh]], who was convicted of [[terrorism]].<ref name=capacity>{{cite news \| title = Sarabjit Singh critical after Lahore jail attack \|date =26 April 2013 \| url = https://www.gulf-times.com/india/185/details/350512/sarabjit-singh-critical-after-lahore-jail-attack \| work = Gulf Times \| access-date =2022-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.punjabprisons.gov.pk/ \|title=Inspector General of Prisons (Punjab) \|access-date=2022-05-15 \|archive-date=2010-03-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326071006/http://www.punjabprisons.gov.pk/ \|url-status=dead\|website=Punjab Prisons (Pakistan) website}}</ref>

	== Notable prisoners ==		== Notable prisoners ==
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	* [[Javed Iqbal (serial killer)\|Javed Iqbal]]		* [[Javed Iqbal (serial killer)\|Javed Iqbal]]
	* Yusuf Kazzab		* Yusuf Kazzab
	* [[Nawaz Sharif]], imprisoned in 2018 after conviction in [[Panama Papers case]]~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web \| url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1453509 \| title=Nawaz Sharif shifted to Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail \| date=25 December 2018 }}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		* [[Nawaz Sharif]], imprisoned in 2018 after conviction in [[Panama Papers case]]<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1453509 \| title=Nawaz Sharif shifted to Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail \| date=25 December 2018 }}</ref>
	* [[Jatindra Nath Das]]		* [[Jatindra Nath Das]]
	* [[Saad Hussain Rizvi]]		* [[Saad Hussain Rizvi]]

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	\| status =		\| status =
	\| classification = Maximum		\| classification = Maximum
	\| capacity = 4000<ref name=capacity/>		\| capacity = 4000<ref name=capacity/>
	\| population =		\| population =
	\| populationdate = February 2014		\| populationdate = February 2014
	\| opened =		\| opened = 1965
	\| closed =		\| closed =
	\| managed_by = [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan]]		\| managed_by = [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan]]
	\| director = ~~(Senior Superintendent Jail)<br>~~		\| director =
	Ijaz Asghar ~~(till date)<br>Kamran Anjum (May 2013–September 2013)<br>~~		Ijaz Asghar<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nation.com.pk/28-Aug-2010/human-hand-found-in-sehri-for-prisoners \|title=Human hand found in sehri for prisoners \|access-date=2022-05-15 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901084131/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahore/28-Aug-2010/Human-hand-found-in-sehri-for-prisoners \|archive-date=2010-09-01\|newspaper=The Nation}}</ref>
	~~Mohsin Rafique (January 2013–May 2013)<br>~~		\| prisoners = [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]]<br>[[Sardar Bhagat Singh]] <br>[[Rasool Bux Palijo]]<br/>[[Javed Iqbal (serial killer)\|Javed Iqbal]]<br/>Yusuf Kazzab<br>[[Nawaz Sharif]]<br>[[Imran Khan]]<br>[[Jatindra Nath Das]] <br>[[Saad Hussain Rizvi]] <br> [[Hafiz Saeed]]
	~~Mushtaq Ahmed Awan (August 2009–January 2012)<~~ref>{{cite news\|url=~~http~~://www.nation.com.pk~~/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahore~~/28-Aug-2010/~~Human~~-hand-found-in-sehri-for-prisoners \|title=Human hand found in sehri for prisoners \|access-date=2022-05-15 \|url-status=~~dead~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901084131/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahore/28-Aug-2010/Human-hand-found-in-sehri-for-prisoners \|archive-date=2010-09-01\|newspaper=The Nation ~~(newspaper)~~}}</ref>
	\| prisoners = [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]]<br>[[Sardar Bhagat Singh]] <br>[[Rasool Bux Palijo]]<br/>[[Javed Iqbal (serial killer)\|Javed Iqbal]]<br/>Yusuf Kazzab<br>[[Nawaz Sharif]] <br>[[Jatindra Nath Das]] <br>[[Saad Hussain Rizvi]]
	}}		}}

	'''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 people\|Indian]] prisoner [[Sarabjit Singh]], who was convicted of [[terrorism]].<ref name=capacity>{{cite news \| title = Sarabjit Singh critical after Lahore jail attack \|date =26 April 2013 \| url = https://www.gulf-times.com/india/185/details/350512/sarabjit-singh-critical-after-lahore-jail-attack \| work = Gulf Times \| access-date =2022-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.punjabprisons.gov.pk/ \|title=Inspector General of Prisons (Punjab) \|access-date=2022-05-15 \|archive-date=2010-03-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326071006/http://www.punjabprisons.gov.pk/ \|url-status=dead\|website=Punjab Prisons (Pakistan) website}}</ref>		'''Kot Lakhpat Jail''', officially known as '''Central Jail Lahore''', is a [[prison]] located at [[Kot Lakhpat]] in [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan]].

			The jail houses more than four times the 4,000 prisoner capacity it was built for.

			==History==
			Some prisoners died in the prison in the past, including [[Indian people\|Indian]] prisoner [[Sarabjit Singh]], who was convicted of [[terrorism]].<ref name=capacity>{{cite news \| title = Sarabjit Singh critical after Lahore jail attack \|date =26 April 2013 \| url = https://www.gulf-times.com/india/185/details/350512/sarabjit-singh-critical-after-lahore-jail-attack \| work = Gulf Times \| access-date =2022-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.punjabprisons.gov.pk/ \|title=Inspector General of Prisons (Punjab) \|access-date=2022-05-15 \|archive-date=2010-03-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326071006/http://www.punjabprisons.gov.pk/ \|url-status=dead\|website=Punjab Prisons (Pakistan) website}}</ref>

			== Notable prisoners ==
			* [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]]
			* [[Sardar Bhagat Singh]]
			* [[Rasool Bux Palijo]]
			* [[Javed Iqbal (serial killer)\|Javed Iqbal]]
			* Yusuf Kazzab
			* [[Nawaz Sharif]], imprisoned in 2018 after conviction in [[Panama Papers case]]<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1453509 \| title=Nawaz Sharif shifted to Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail \| date=25 December 2018 }}</ref>
			* [[Jatindra Nath Das]]
			* [[Saad Hussain Rizvi]]
			* [[Hafiz Saeed]]
			* [[Imran Khan]], imprisoned in 2023 after conviction in [[Cypher No. I-0678]]

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan]]
	* [[Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)]]
	* [[Central Jail Faisalabad]]
	* [[Central Jail Mianwali]]
	* [[Headquarter Jail]]		* [[Headquarter Jail]]
	* [[Central Jail Rawalpindi]]
	* [[District Jail Rawalpindi]]
	* [[National Academy for Prisons Administration]]

	== References ==		== References ==
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{{short description|Prison in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=January 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox prison
| prison_name = Central Jail Lahore
| image =
| location = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]
| coordinates =
| status =
| classification = Maximum
| capacity = 4000<ref name=capacity/>
| population =
| populationdate = February 2014
| opened =
| closed =
| managed_by = [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan]]
| director = (Senior Superintendent Jail) 
Ijaz Asghar (till date) Kamran Anjum (May 2013–September 2013) 
Mohsin Rafique (January 2013–May 2013) 
Mushtaq Ahmed Awan (August 2009–January 2012)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahore/28-Aug-2010/Human-hand-found-in-sehri-for-prisoners |title=Human hand found in sehri for prisoners |access-date=2022-05-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901084131/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahore/28-Aug-2010/Human-hand-found-in-sehri-for-prisoners |archive-date=2010-09-01|newspaper=The Nation (newspaper)}}</ref>
| prisoners = [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]] [[Sardar Bhagat Singh]] [[Rasool Bux Palijo]] [[Javed Iqbal (serial killer)|Javed Iqbal]] Yusuf Kazzab [[Nawaz Sharif]] [[Jatindra Nath Das]] [[Saad Hussain Rizvi]]
}}

'''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 people|Indian]] prisoner [[Sarabjit Singh]], who was convicted of [[terrorism]].<ref name=capacity>{{cite news | title = Sarabjit Singh critical after Lahore jail attack |date =26 April 2013 | url = https://www.gulf-times.com/india/185/details/350512/sarabjit-singh-critical-after-lahore-jail-attack | work = Gulf Times | access-date =2022-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.punjabprisons.gov.pk/ |title=Inspector General of Prisons (Punjab) |access-date=2022-05-15 |archive-date=2010-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326071006/http://www.punjabprisons.gov.pk/ |url-status=dead|website=Punjab Prisons (Pakistan) website}}</ref>

==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 ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Prisons in Pakistan}}

{{coord|31|26|48|N|74|20|07|E|region:PK-PB_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki|display=title}}

[[Category:Prisons in Pakistan]]