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Prison officers ranks:
- Inspector General of Prisons
- Deputy Inspector General of Prisons
- Assistant Inspector General of Prisons
- Superintendent of Jail
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Prisons in Pakistan and their administration, is a Provincial competency under the Constitution of Pakistan. [1] Pakistan has the 23rd largest prison population in the world [2] and the 5th largest death row population. [3] Around 64.5% of prisoners are awaiting trial prisoners. 98.6% of prisoners are male, 1.7% are juveniles and 1.2% of those held are foreign citizens. [4] As of 2018 Pakistan had an official occupancy capacity for 56,499 prisoners but held 80,145 prisoners.
The most common and standard jail institutions are Central Jails, District Jails and Sub Jails. The other types of jail establishments are Women Jails, Borstal Schools, Open Jails and Special Jails.
There are 99 operational prisons with an authorized capacity of 45,210 inmates. [5] [6] According to the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan there are 80 169 prisoners. [7]
| Province | No of Prisons | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Balochistan | 11 | 2173 |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 23 | 7982 |
| Punjab | 40 [8] | 21527 |
| Sindh | 26 [9] | 10285 |
Prisons Department of Balochistan has following Jails: [11]
| Jails in Balochistan |
|---|
| Central Jail Mach |
| Central Jail Khuzdar |
| Central Jail Gadani |
| Central Jail Mastung |
| District Jail Quetta |
| District Jail Sibi |
| District Jail Kech |
| District Jail Loralai |
| District Jail Turbat |
| District Jail Dera Murad Jamali |
| District Jail Zhob |
Prisons in Gilgit Baltistan are under jurisdiction of Home and Prison Department.
| Jails in Gilgit Baltistan |
|---|
| District Jail Gilgit |
| District Jail Ghizer |
| District Jail Skardu |
| District Jail Diamer |
| Gahkuch Jail |
Prisons in Azad Jammu and Kashmir are under jurisdiction of AJK Prison Department.
| Jails in Azad Jammu and Kashmir |
|---|
| Central Jail Mirpur |
| Central Jail Muzaffarabad |
| District Jail Bagh |
Khyber Pakhtukhwa Prisons inspectorate is an attached department of Home and Tribal Affairs Department. The Inspectorate of Prisons supervises the operation and management of 22 prisons and 5 internment centers. [12] [13]
| Jails in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [14] |
|---|
| High Security Prison Mardan |
| Central Prison Peshawar |
| Central Prison Haripur |
| Central Prison Bannu |
| Central Prison DI Khan |
| District Jail Mansehra |
| District Jail Kohat |
| District Jail Timargara |
| District Jail Abbottabad |
| District Jail Chitral |
| District Jail Swat |
| Sub Jail Upper Dir |
| Sub Jail Dassu Kohistan |
| Sub Jail Battagram |
| Sub Jail Charsadda |
| Sub Jail Daggar |
| Sub Jail Chakdara |
| Sub Jail Karak |
| Sub Jail Lakki Marwat |
| Judicial Lockup Malakand |
| Judicial Lockup Nowshehra |
| Judicial Lockup Hangu |
| Judicial Lockup Swabi |
Karachi Region
Hyderabad Region
Sukkur Region
The National Academy for Prisons Administration is the Federal Government's department for setting the standards of prison staff and is in charge of the training for all the prison staff in every provinces of Pakistan. It operates under Ministry of Interior. The academy is based in Lahore. [15]
Government of Sindh runs a training institute at Sindh Prisons Staff Training Institute Nara Hyderabad. [9]
Government of Punjab runs Punjab Prisons Staff Training Institute in Lahore. [16]
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The Districts of Pakistan are the third-order administrative divisions of Pakistan, below provinces and divisions, but forming the first-tier of local government. In total, there are 170 districts in Pakistan including the Capital Territory and the districts of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. These districts are further divided into Tehsils, Union Councils.
Larkana is a city located in the Sind province of Pakistan. It is the 15th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is home to the Indus Valley civilization site Mohenjo-daro. The historic Indus River flows in east and south of the city.
The four provinces, capital territory and two autonomous territories of Pakistan are subdivided into 39 administrative "divisions", which are further subdivided into districts, tehsils and finally union councils. These divisions were abolished in 2000, but restored in 2008.
Law enforcement in Pakistan is one of the three main components of the criminal justice system of Pakistan, alongside the judiciary and the prisons. The country has a mix of federal, provincial and territorial police forces with both general and specialised functions, but the senior ranks of all the provincial forces and most of the federal ones are manned by members of the Police Service of Pakistan (PSP). The PSP is one of the most prestigious part of the Central Superior Services, Pakistan's main civil service organisation. Federal law enforcement agencies are generally overseen by the Ministry of Interior of the Government of Pakistan, while provincial police forces are overseen by a department of the government of that province.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) (Urdu: محکمہ موسمیات پاکستان, also known as Pakistan Met Office), is an autonomous and independent institution tasked with providing weather forecasts and public warnings concerning weather for protection, safety and general information.
There are five high courts of Pakistan, each based in the capital city of the four provinces, plus one in the federal capital, Islamabad. Articles 192 to 203 of the Constitution of Pakistan outline the constitution of the courts, appointment of the judges, their oath of office, and jurisdiction of the high courts.
The Sindh Police, is a law enforcement agency established in 1843 under a proclamation issued by Sir Charles Napier, who became the conqueror of the State of Sindh by defeating the forces of the Talpur rulers at the battle of Miyani near Hyderabad on 20 March 1843. Ever since its inception, the organization was raised on the model of the Royal Irish Constabulary to maintain law and order and law enforcement in Sindh, Pakistan. The department serves an area of ~140,914km2 and has about 280,000 police officers and staff to serve in the department. Riffat Mukhtar is the current Inspector-General of Police, appointed in August 2023.
The Pal, Paluh, or Palh is a Sindhi Sammat tribe of Sindh province, Pakistan, in parts of Punjab bordering Sindh, also in Balochistan province, and also found in the Rajasthan of India. There is a railway station in Sindh, Hyderabad Badin line named after the name of Palh, Palh railway station.
The Punjab Prisons is a correctional organization, a uniformed service and an attached department of the provincial Home Department in Punjab, Pakistan. The organization works under administrative control of the Additional Chief Secretary Home to Government of the Punjab, Pakistan. Functional head of the organization is Inspector General of Prisons who manages 43 prisons in the province. The organization is responsible for custody, control, care and correction of prisoners confined in various central, district and special jails in the province of Punjab, Pakistan).
Larkana Junction Railway Station is located in middle of the Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan. It was built in 1891. The station is staffed and has a booking office.
The Counter Terrorism Department (Urdu: سررشتہِ تحقیقاتِ جرائم ، پاکستان; CTD) formerly known as the Crime Investigation Department (CID), are crime scene investigation, interrogation, anti-terrorism, and intelligence bureaus of the provincial police services of Pakistan.
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD); (Urdu: نيشنل انسٹيٹيوٹ آف كارڈيو ويسكيولر ڈيزيزز) in collaboration with the Government of Sindh are a chain of health care centers located in Sindh, Pakistan.
