Central Jail Rawalpindi


Central Jail Rawalpindi is a prominent prison 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 latter jail was demolished and converted into Jinnah Park. The jail is situated on 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.

Notable prisoners