Central Jail Rawalpindi

Prison in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan

Adiala Jail Rawalpindi

Location| Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates| 33°29′14.62″N 73°2′24.49″E﻿ / ﻿33.4873944°N 73.0401361°E﻿ / 33.4873944; 73.0401361
Status| Punjab
Security class| Maximum
Capacity| 1919
Population| 5082 (as of 4 April 2016)
Opened| 1986; 39 years ago (1986)
Managed by| Government of Punjab, Pakistan
Government of Pakistan
Notable prisoners
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
4 April 1979
Nawaz Sharif
13 July 2018
Asif Ali Zardari
13 July 2018
Imran Khan
9 May 2023

Central Jail Rawalpindi (also known as Adiala Jail) is a prison located in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

## History

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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]

## Release prisoners

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* Erik Audé: American actor, stuntman, restaurateur, and professional poker player who was arrested and imprisoned in Pakistan.[2]
* Hanif Abbasi: PMLN Leader Former MNA from Rawalpindi.[3]
* 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.[4]
* Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: PPP Leader former president of Pakistan and father of Benazir Bhutto.
* Yusuf Raza Gillani: PPP Leader Former Prime Minister of Pakistan.[5]
* 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:[6] alleged November 2008 Mumbai Attacks mastermind. Served six years on terrorism charges.[6]
* Allama Mashriqi: British Indian, and later, Pakistani mathematician, logician, political theorist, Islamic scholar and the founder of the Khaksar movement.
* Maryam Nawaz: PMLN Leader daughter of Nawaz Sharif.[4]
* 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, PMLN Leader former Prime Minister of Pakistan[4]
* Imran Khan, former PTI Chairman former Prime Minister of Pakistan.

## See also

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* Pakistan portal
* Punjab portal
* Law portal

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

## References

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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. ^ 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.
4. ^ a b c "Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 11, Maryam 8 years in Avenfield reference". Geo TV News website. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ a b "Pakistan Court Adjourns Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi Hearing as 'Judge on Leave'". NDTV.

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