District Jail Sialkot
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| Location | Sialkot, Pakistan |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum security prison |
| Capacity | 722[1] |
| Population | 2,364 prisoners (as of 2009 [1]) |
| Opened | 1863[2] |
| Managed by | Government of the Punjab, Home Department (Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Director | Kashif Rasool Khalid , Superintendent of Jail |
District Jail Sialkot is an old Jail situated in Sialkot, Pakistan.[1][3][4]
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar paid a surprise visit in 2021 and took notice of the plight of women prisoners in District Jail Sialkot and reprimanded the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent of the jail.[5]
In April 2025 the Punjab Home Secretary Noor-ul-Amin Mengal suspended the superintendent of Sialkot District Jail during a surprise visit over accusations of “ mismanagement, negligence and administrative failures”. He called for all prison superintendents to equip inmates with technical skills to help rehabilitate them and to help inmates become productive members of society.[6]
