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| managed_by = [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan]] | | managed_by = [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan]] | ||
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Ijaz Asghar | 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>[[Jatindra Nath Das]] <br>[[Saad Hussain Rizvi]] | |||
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'''Central Jail Lahore''' is a | '''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== | ||
* [[Headquarter Jail]] | * [[Headquarter Jail]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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| Location | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Security class | Maximum |
| Capacity | 4000[1] |
| Opened | 1965 |
| Managed by | Government of Punjab, Pakistan |
| Director | Ijaz Asghar[2] |
| Notable prisoners | |
| Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Sardar Bhagat Singh Rasool Bux Palijo Javed Iqbal Yusuf Kazzab Nawaz Sharif Imran Khan Jatindra Nath Das Saad Hussain Rizvi Hafiz Saeed | |
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[edit | edit source]
Some prisoners died in the prison in the past, including Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who was convicted of terrorism.[1][3]
Notable prisoners[edit | edit source]
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- Sardar Bhagat Singh
- Rasool Bux Palijo
- Javed Iqbal
- Yusuf Kazzab
- Nawaz Sharif, imprisoned in 2018 after conviction in Panama Papers case[4]
- Jatindra Nath Das
- Saad Hussain Rizvi
- Hafiz Saeed
- Imran Khan, imprisoned in 2023 after conviction in Cypher No. I-0678
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "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. 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.
- ↑ "Nawaz Sharif shifted to Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail". 25 December 2018.