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 69 prisons in the province. The organization is responsible for custody, control, care and correction (4 Cs) of prisoners confined in various central, district and special jails in the province of Punjab, Pakistan).Prisons Administration in Pakistan (1998) by Dr. Abdul Majeed Ahmed Aoulakh, PhD Criminology, Ex-Principal Central Jail Staff Training Institute, Lahore.
History The Punjab Prisons Department was established in 1854 for custody, control, care and correction (4 Cs) of prisoners confined in various central, district and special jails in the province of Punjab and Dr. C. Hathaway was appointed as first Inspector General (IG).Quoted from Incumbency Roll of Inspector General of Prisons, Punjab placed in the office of the incumbent. The Prisons Act of 1894 (Act No.IX of 1894) was passed by the Governor-General of India in Council which received the assent of the Governor General on 22 March 1894. The District Jail Sialkot (Since 1865), District Jail Shahpur District Sargodha (Since 1873), District Jail Jhelum (Since 1854), District Jail Rajanpur (Since 1860), Borstal Institution & Juvenile Jail Bahawalpur (Since 1882), District Jail Multan (Since 1872), District Jail Faisalabad (Since 1873) and Central Jail Gujranwala (Since 1854) in Punjab province and District Jail (now Juvenile Jail) Dadu (Since 1774) in Sindh province were even functional long before passing of the Prisons Act in 1894.Quoted from the Incumbency Rolls of the respectives prisons. At the time of independence, the Punjab inherited nineteen jails whereas Twenty-one more jails have so far been commissioned in the province after independence. Presently there are Forty Jails functional in the Province including One High Security Prison, Nine Central Jails, Twenty-five District Jails, Two Borstal Institutions & Juvenile Jails, One Women Jail and Two Sub Jails.
Legal framework The management and superintendence of prisons and all other matters relating to the prisoners are generally regulated under the following laws / rules:
Acts (1894 to 2006)
The Prisons Act, 1894 The Prisoners' Act, 1900 Lunacy Act, 1912 The Punjab Borstal Act, 1926 Good Conduct Prisoners Probation Release Act, 1926 Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability Act, (PEEDA) 2006
Rules and Regulations (1818 to 2010)
Regulation III of 1818 (A Regulation for the Confinement of State Prisoners) Good Conduct Prisoner's Probation Release Rules, 1927 West Pakistan Prisons Department Delegation of Power Rules, 1962 The Pakistan Prisons Rules, 1978 The Punjab Execution of the Punishment of Whipping Rules, 1979 Juvenile Justice System Rules, 2001 Punjab Juvenile Justice System Rules, 2002 Punjab Prisons Department Service Rules, 2010 Parole System in Pakistan
Ordinances
Probation of Offenders Ordinance (XLV of 1960) West Pakistan Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance (XXXI of 1960) Execution of the Punishment of Whipping Ordinance (IX of 1979) Juvenile Justice System Ordinance (XXII of 2000) Mental Health Ordinance 2001
Other relevant laws Besides above statutes, the following laws are relevant to the administration of prisons, prisoners and jail staffers.
Pakistan Penal Code. Criminal Procedure Code. Civil Procedure Code. Punjab Removal from Service Ordinance, 2000. Punjab Employees Efficiency Discipline and Accountability Act, 2006. Punjab Civil Service Rules, 1974. West Pakistan Prisons Department Delegation of Power Rules, 1962. Punjab Prisons Department Executive Staff Punishment and Appeal Rules, 1981 (promulgated on 8 January 1981). Punjab Prisons Department Service Rules, 2010.Promulgated by order of the Governor of the Punjab vide Notification No.SOR-III(S&GAD)1-20/2004-P dated 29 June 2010.
Inspector Generals of Prisons,Punjab
Following table shows the up-to-date names and tenure of posting of Inspector General of Prisons, Punjab, Pakistan.
Serial No.Name of IncumbentFromTo 01. Dr. C. Hathaway 1854 1863 02. Dr. A. M. Dalla 1864 1884 03. Brig. R. Grey 1884 1891 04. Col. T. E. L. Bate 1891 1905 05. Lt. Col. R. T. Macnamara 1905 1906 06. Lt. Col. G. F .W. Braide 1906 1915 07. Maj. T. W. Finlayson 1915 1920 08. Lt. Col. F. I. Ward 1920 1927 09. Lt. Col. F. A. Barker 1927 1939 10. Lt. Col. N. D. Puri 1939 1946 11. Lt. Col. G. K . Khan 1946 1947 12. Lt. Col. H. H. Mehmood 1947 1948 13. Lt. Col. B. H. Syed 1948 1958 14. Sheikh Ikram Ali 1958 1960 15. Rana Jahandad Khan 1960 1962 Post Abolished 21 February 1962 17 May 1971 16. Brig. Zahoor-Ul-Haq Malik 17 May 1971 9 April 1972 17. Raja Muhammad Arshad, P.S.P 10 April 1972 18 July 1974 18. Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Tareen 19 July 1974 30 March 1976 19. Ch. Nazeer Ahmed Akhtar 1 April 1976 16 December 1979 20. Sheikh Ehsan Ghani 17 December 1979 31 May 1981 21. Shafqat Ullah Shah 31 May 1981 30 May 1983 22. Mian Shaukat Mehmood 1 June 1983 7 May 1988 23. Ch. Naseer Ahmed 8 May 1988 18 March 1989 24. Hafiz Muhammad Qasim Khan 19 March 1989 21 August 1993 25. Jahangir Mirza, P.S.P 21 August 1993 1 January 1994 26. Ch. Muhammad Hussain Cheema 1 January 1994 11 April 1997 27. Jahangir Mirza, P.S.P 11 April 1997 29 December 1997 28. Maj. (Retd) Zia-Ul-Hasssan Khan, P.S.P 30 December 1997 6 July 2000 29. Brig. Tauqeer Qamar 6 July 2000 26 October 2001 30. Ch. Muhammad Hassain Cheema 26 October 2001 31 July 2002 31. Pervaiz Rahim Rajput 15 August 2002 29 May 2004 32. Khawaja Khalid Farooq, Q.P.M, P.S.P 29 May 2004 29 October 2004 33. Salahuddin Ahmed Khan Niazi 29 October 2004 18 June 2005 34. Capt. (Retd) Sarfraz Ahmed Mufti 18 June 2005 23 April 2008 35. Mian Farooq Nazeer 20 May 2008 2 March 2009 36. KoKab Nadeem Warriach 2 March 2009 30 December 2011 37. Mian Farooq Nazeer 30 December 2011 27 October 2017 38. Mirza Shahid Saleem Baig 27 October 2017 22 October 2022 39. Mian Salik Jalal (Additional Charge) 22 October 2022 28 October 2022 39. Malik Mubashar Ahmed Khan 28 October 2022 03 March 2023 40. Mian Farooq Nazeer (Tamagha E Imtiaz) (BPS-22) 03 March 2023 15 June 2026 41. Mian Salik Jalal 16 June 2026
DIGs of Prisons Following table shows the names, district of domicile, dates of birth, dates of joining, BPS, present postings and dates of superannuation of the serving DIGs in the Punjab Prisons (Pakistan).As per service record maintained at Establishment Branch of Inspectorate General of Prisons, Punjab, Lahore. Serial No. Name District of domicileDate of birthDate of joiningBPS Present posting Date of superannuation 01. Kokab Nadeem Gujrat18 April 19689 October 1994 20 Member, Chief Minister's Inspection (CMIT), Government of the Punjab, Lahore 17 April 2028 02. Mubashar Ahmed Khan Kasur20 November 197022 July 2000 20 Member (Inquiries),Services & General Administration Department (S&GAD), Government of Punjab,Lahore19 November 2030 03. Abdul Rauf Rana Lahore1 January 197322 July 2000 20 Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Rawalpindi RegionAbdul Rauf posted as DIG Prisons, Rawalpindi Region, Rawalpindi.31 December 2032 04. Muhammad Shaukat Feroze Bhakkar1 October 197222 July 2000 20 Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Headquarters Lahore OR Commandant Punjab Prison Staff Training College, Sahiwal (Additional Charge)30 September 2032 05. Muhammad Aslam Muzaffargarh15 March 196722 July 2000 20 Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Bahawalpur Region 14 March 2027 06. Naveed Rauf Jhelum14 December 19779 August 2003 20 Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, InspectionsNaveed Rauf posted as DIG Prisons, Sargodha Region, Sargodha.13 December 2037 07. Kamran Anjum Okara8 June 197722 May 2004 20 Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, Sahiwal Region7 June 2037 08. Mohsin Rafique Sahiwal27 September 197610 November 2004 20 Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, Lahore RegionMohsin Rafique posted as DIG Prisons, Bahawalpur Region, Bahawalpur.29 September 2036
DIG Prisons (OPS)/Under Section 9 of PCS Act,1974
Following table shows the names, district of domicile, dates of birth, dates of joining, BPS, present postings and dates of superannuation of the serving DIG Prisons (OPS)/under section 9 of the Punjab Civil Servants act,1974 in Punjab Prisons (Pakistan). Serial No. Name District of domicileDate of birthDate of joiningBPS Present posting Date of superannuation 01. Saeedullah Gondal Mandi Bahauddin16 November 19748 November 2004 19 Deputy Inspector General of Prisons, Sargodha RegionSaeedullah posted as DIG Prisons, Faisalabad Region, Faisalabad.15 November 2034 02. Rana Razaullah Khan Faisalabad1 March 197119 July 2000 19 Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Faisalabad Region 28 February 2031 03. Ahmed Naveed Gondal Mandi Bahauddin1 February 197819 July 2007 19 Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Dera Ghazi Khan Region 28 February 2038 04. Asad Javed Warriach Gujranwala1 April 198112 September 2007 19 Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Multan Region 31 March 2041
AIG Prisons/Superintendents of Jails
Following table shows the names, district of domicile, dates of birth, dates of joining, BPS, present postings and dates of superannuation of the serving Superintendents of Jails in Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)according to the seniority list