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. ^ https://www.geo.tv/latest/503516-what-makes-attock-jail-historical-where-imran-khan-was-shifted-post-conviction
2. ^ https://www.bbc.com/urdu/articles/crgr5z4822zo
3. ^ https://prisons.punjab.gov.pk/district_jail_attock
4. ^ https://www.dawn.com/news/1768594
5. ^ https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1097715-history-of-attock-jail-attock-fort-and-its-famous-inmates
6. ^ https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1097715-history-of-attock-jail-attock-fort-and-its-famous-inmates
7. ^ https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1097715-history-of-attock-jail-attock-fort-and-its-famous-inmates
8. ^ https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1097715-history-of-attock-jail-attock-fort-and-its-famous-inmates
9. ^ https://www.dawn.com/news/1768594
10. ^ https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/whats-the-history-of-attock-jail-where-pakistans-imran-khan-is-currently-lodged-12977552.html
11. ^ https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/know-about-historic-attock-jail-where-imran-khan-has-been-transferred-622876
12. ^ https://www.dawn.com/news/1768594
13. ^ https://www.dawn.com/news/1768594