 An outer view of Central Jail Karachi, Pakistan | |
  Location in Pakistan | |
| Location | Karachi, Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 24°51′36″N 67°00′36″E / 24.8600°N 67.0100°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum |
| Population | 4800[1] |
| Opened | 1899 |
| Managed by | Government of Sindh, |
Central Jail Karachi, also known as Central Prison Karachi, is a prison in the city of Karachi in Sindh, Pakistan.[2] It houses more than 4800 prisoners including convicted terrorists[3] that include militants who attempted to assassinate President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf.[4]
- ^ "Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2008.
- ^ "Central Jail, Karachi — for the prisoners, by the prisoners". The Express Tribune. 5 February 2018.
- ^ "FRONTLINE/WORLD . Dispatches . Dispatches . Pakistan: In the Land of Conspiracy Theories | PBS". www.pbs.org.
- ^ "Musharraf 'plotters' to be tried in jail." BBC. Friday 16 August 2002. Retrieved on 27 November 2011.