Attock Jail

Attock Jail is a prison located in Attock, Punjab, Pakistan.^[1]^[2]

History[edit]

It was established in 1905 during the British India period to incarnate people in mutiny.^[3]^[4] The first Inspector General of Prisons at Attock Jail was C. Hathaway, a British officer.^[5]

Prison complex[edit]

The prison complex comprises a main building spread over 17 acres, a residential colony for staff on 26 acres, and agricultural land covering 22 acres, along with two additional acres of barren land.^[6]

As of 2023, Attock Jail, designed to accommodate 539 inmates, currently houses 804, exceeding its official capacity.^[7] The facility is among the 40 operational prisons in the Punjab.^[8]

Notable prisoners[edit]

Mehtab Abbasi, former Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa^[9]
Imran Khan, former prime minister of Pakistan^[10]^[11]
Farooq Sattar, former Mayor of Karachi^[12]
Shehbaz Sharif, former prime minister of Pakistan^[13]

References[edit]

[1] ttps://www.geo.tv/latest/503516-what-makes-attock-jail-historical-where-imran-khan-was-shifted-post-conviction

[2] ttps://www.bbc.com/urdu/articles/crgr5z4822zo

[3] ttps://prisons.punjab.gov.pk/district_jail_attock

[4] ttps://www.dawn.com/news/1768594

[5] ttps://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1097715-history-of-attock-jail-attock-fort-and-its-famous-inmates

[6] ttps://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1097715-history-of-attock-jail-attock-fort-and-its-famous-inmates

[7] ttps://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1097715-history-of-attock-jail-attock-fort-and-its-famous-inmates

[8] ttps://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1097715-history-of-attock-jail-attock-fort-and-its-famous-inmates

[9] ttps://www.dawn.com/news/1768594

[10] ttps://www.firstpost.com/explainers/whats-the-history-of-attock-jail-where-pakistans-imran-khan-is-currently-lodged-12977552.html

[11] ttps://www.wionews.com/south-asia/know-about-historic-attock-jail-where-imran-khan-has-been-transferred-622876

[12] ttps://www.dawn.com/news/1768594

[13] ttps://www.dawn.com/news/1768594

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