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District Jail Rawalpindi
Closed 1988Low
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Background
District Jail Rawalpindi was a prominent jail in Rawalpindi, Pakistan located opposite Rawalpindi District Courts. It was established in 1882 on an area of 34.14 hectares (84.4 acres). The jail was inherited by the Punjab Prisons Department besides 18 other jails after independence. On 4 April 1979, the former President and Prime Minister of Pakistan, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, was hanged in this jail. In 1986, a new jail was constructed on Adiala Road nearly 13 kilometres away from the District Courts which was named Central Jail Rawalpindi.
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1900
Closed 1988
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Facility profile
Operator
Government of PunjabPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1900
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Security level
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Death-row facility
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Conditions
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Mailing
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Notable inmates
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto1928–1979 · politicianZulfikar Ali Bhutto NPk (5 January 1928 â 4 April 1979) was a Pakistani barrister, politician and statesman who served as the fourth president of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and later as the ninth prime minister of Pakistan from 1973 until his overthrow in 1977.
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Data completeness
20%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q5283336)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). District Jail Rawalpindi. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/district-jail-rawalpindi
Chicago
"District Jail Rawalpindi." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/district-jail-rawalpindi.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-district-jail-rawalpindi,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {District Jail Rawalpindi},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/district-jail-rawalpindi},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}