Central Jail Rawalpindi

Adiala Jail Rawalpindi

Location	Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates	33°29′14.62″N 73°2′24.49″E
Status	Punjab
Security class	Maximum
Capacity	1919
Population	5082 (as of 4 April 2016)
Opened	1986
Managed by	Government of Punjab, Pakistan
Notable prisoners
Nawaz Sharif 13 July 2018 Asif Ali Zardari 13 July 2018 Imran Khan 15 November 2023

Central Jail Rawalpindi (also known as Adiala Jail) is a prison located 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 older jail was demolished and converted into Jinnah Park. The jail is situated in 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.[1]

Notable prisoners

• Erik Audé: American actor, stuntman, restaurateur, and professional poker player who was arrested and imprisoned in Pakistan.[2][3]
• Hanif Abbasi: Former MNA from Rawalpindi.[4]
• Ayyan Ali: model and singer.
• Muhammad Safdar Awan, son in law of Nawaz Sharif and former Member of the National Assembly (MNA) from Rawalpindi and Mansehra.[5]
• Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: former president of Pakistan and father of Benazhir Bhutto.
• Yousuf Raza Gillani: Former Prime Minister of Pakistan.[6]
• Mirza Tahir Hussain: Served eighteen years in the jail for the murder/manslaughter of a taxicab driver. Released on 17 November 2006 on parole.
• 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.
• Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi:[7] alleged November 2008 Mumbai Attacks mastermind. Served six years on terrorism charges.[7]
• Allama Mashriqi: British Indian, and later, Pakistani mathematician, logician, political theorist, Islamic scholar and the founder of the Khaksar movement.
• Maryam Nawaz: daughter of Nawaz Sharif.[5]
• Mumtaz Qadri: Assassin to the former Punjab Governor Salman Taseer.
• Saifur Rehman, chairman of National Accountability Bureau.
• Raja Rizwan: Pakistan Army Brigadier and military attache – Sentenced to death by a military court on account of spying.
• Nawaz Sharif, former Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1990-1993, 1997-1999, 2013-2017.[5]
• Imran Khan, former Prime Minister of Pakistan.

See also

• Government of Punjab, Pakistan
• Headquarter Jail
• National Academy for Prisons Administration
• Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)
• Prison Officer

References

1. "Did I see you hug and kiss a murderer?". Let Us Build Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
2. Michael Rechtshaffen (27 September 2018). "Review: '3 Years in Pakistan: The Erik Audé Story' is an excruciating look at actor/Stuntman's ordeal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
3. "Famous people who went to Adiala jail". Global Village Space website. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
4. Asad, Malik (21 July 2018). "Court hands life sentence to PML-N's Hanif Abbasi in ephedrine quota case". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
5. "Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 11, Maryam 8 years in Avenfield reference". Geo TV News website. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
6. Shakeel Anjum. "(Prime Minister) PM House rubbishes car don's charge against Gilani". The News International (newspaper). Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
7. "Pakistan Court Adjourns Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi Hearing as 'Judge on Leave'". NDTV.