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| populationdate = February 2014
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| managed_by    = [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan]]
| managed_by    = [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan]]
| director  = (Senior Superintendent Jail)<br>
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Ijaz Asghar (till date)<br>Kamran Anjum (May 2013–September 2013)<br>
Ijaz Asghar&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;
Mohsin Rafique (January 2013–May 2013)<br>
| prisoners      = [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]]&lt;br&gt;[[Sardar Bhagat Singh]] &lt;br&gt;[[Rasool Bux Palijo]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Javed Iqbal (serial killer)|Javed Iqbal]]&lt;br/&gt;Yusuf Kazzab&lt;br&gt;[[Nawaz Sharif]]&lt;br&gt;[[Imran Khan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Jatindra Nath Das]] &lt;br&gt;[[Saad Hussain Rizvi]] &lt;br&gt; [[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]]
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'''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]].&lt;ref name=capacity&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;
 
== 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]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1453509 | title=Nawaz Sharif shifted to Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail | date=25 December 2018 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
* [[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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Revision as of 21:53, 15 December 2025


Central Jail Lahore
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LocationLahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Security classMaximum
Capacity4000<ref name=capacity/>
Opened1965
Managed byGovernment of Punjab, Pakistan
DirectorIjaz Asghar<ref>"Human hand found in sehri for prisoners". The Nation. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2022.</ref>
Notable prisoners
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto<br>Sardar Bhagat Singh <br>Rasool Bux Palijo<br/>Javed Iqbal<br/>Yusuf Kazzab<br>Nawaz Sharif<br>Imran Khan<br>Jatindra Nath Das <br>Saad Hussain Rizvi <br> 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

Some prisoners died in the prison in the past, including Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who was convicted of terrorism.<ref name=capacity>"Sarabjit Singh critical after Lahore jail attack". Gulf Times. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2022.</ref><ref>"Inspector General of Prisons (Punjab)". Punjab Prisons (Pakistan) website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2022.</ref>

Notable prisoners

See also

References

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