According to Pakistan Prisons Rule 889, one or more Deputy Inspectors General may be appointed to assist the Inspector General of Prisons in the discharge of his duties as the total workload on the Inspector General is overwhelming in view of the huge functionality covering issues & matters pertaining to prisons and prisoners. Duties of the Deputy Inspector General are assigned by the Inspector General of Prisons.
The Regional DIGs of Prisons oversee Jails located in their jurisdiction / AOR. They ensure the transmission of directives and circulars instructions issued by the Inspector General of Prisons to the field formations besides monitoring their implementation in due course. The Punjab Prisons Department has been devided into five (5) Regions for effective supervision and monitoring of jails.
CREATION OF REGIONAL COMMAND AT SAHIWAL
The post of DIG Region at Sahiwal alongwith other staff was created lately and the Regional Office, Sahiwal is functioning w.e.f 26.05.2016. The Sahiwal Region comprises High Security Prison, Sahiwal, Central Jail Sahiwal, District Jail, Okara, District Jail, Pakpattan and District Jail, Bahawalnagar.
The five (5) Regional Offices are as under:-
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Name: Qazi Muhammad Aslam Qureshi |  |
Name: Malik Mubashar Ahmed Khan |
| Desig: DIG (Headquarters) | Desig: DIG Rawalpindi Region | ||
| Phone: 042-99200473 | Phone: (051) 5570445 | ||
| Fax: 042-37423152 | Fax: (051) 5570446 | ||
| Email: judicialbranch@gmail.com | Email: digrwp53@gmail.com | ||
| Address: Inspectorate of Prisons Punjab, H. # 443 Link Jail Road Shadman, Lahore | Address: H. No. 263, Sector-II, Gulshan Abad, Rawalpindi | ||
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Name: Malik Mubashar Ahmed Khan |  |
Name: Malik Shaukat Feroze |
| Desig: DIG Lahore Region | Desig: DIG Multan Region | ||
| Phone: (042) 99203538 | Phone: (061) 6770094-95 | ||
| Fax: (042) 37421702 | Fax: (061) 6770094 | ||
| Email: digprs.lrl@gmail.com | Email: digmultan.region@gmail.com | ||
| Address: LOS Stop, Main Ferozpur Road, Lahore | Address: House No. 23, Shah Rukan-e-Alam Colony, Multan | ||
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Name: Abdul Rauf Rana |  |
Name: Tariq Mehmood Khan Babur |
| Desig: DIG Faisalabad Region | Desig: (DIG Inspection) | ||
| Phone: (041) 9220525-26 | Phone: 042-99200479 | ||
| Fax: (041) 8543530 | Fax: 042-37423152 | ||
| Email: digprs.frf@gmail.com | Email: tariqbabur@hotmail.com | ||
| Address: House No.14, Imtiaz Shaheed Road, Saeed colony No.1, Faisalabad | Address: Inspectorate of Prisons Punjab, H. # 443 Link Jail Road Shadman, Lahore | ||
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Name:Mr. Kamran Anjum | ||
| Desig: DIG Sahiwal Region | |||
| Phone: (040) 4221894-95 | |||
| Fax: (040) 4221894 | |||
| Email: digsahiwal.region@gmail.com | |||
| Address: Main Farid Town Road, Sahiwal | |||
For more details about jails in these regions, click here.