IN PHOTOS: 216 prisoners escape Karachi jail after earthquake triggers chaos

Updated On: 04 June, 2025 04:16 PM IST | Divya Nair

Following an earthquake in Pakistan`s port city of Karachi, over 200 prisoners escaped from a high-security jail after chaos erupted inside the facility. (Pics/AFP)

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Following an earthquake in Pakistan`s port city of Karachi, over 200 prisoners escaped from a high-security jail after chaos erupted inside the facility. (Pics/AFP)

<p>Hundreds of inmates, reacting to the tremors from three low-intensity earthquakes that struck Karachi, broke down their cell doors at Malir Jail amid the ensuing panic</p>
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Hundreds of inmates, reacting to the tremors from three low-intensity earthquakes that struck Karachi, broke down their cell doors at Malir Jail amid the ensuing panic

<p>Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul Hasan Lanjhar confirmed that 216 prisoners had escaped the jail adding that 78 were recaptured within 24 hours. He also stated that a dozen policemen and inmates were injured in the violence and one prisoner was shot dead while attempting to flee</p>

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Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul Hasan Lanjhar confirmed that 216 prisoners had escaped the jail adding that 78 were recaptured within 24 hours. He also stated that a dozen policemen and inmates were injured in the violence and one prisoner was shot dead while attempting to flee

<p>A prison official was seen working inside his damaged office at a jail facility in Karachi’s Malir district after a low-intensity earthqauke hit the office</p>

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A prison official was seen working inside his damaged office at a jail facility in Karachi’s Malir district after a low-intensity earthqauke hit the office

<p>Police personnel assist relatives of convicts gathered outside a prison in Karachi’s Malir district following an overnight prisoner escape caused by earthquake panic</p>

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Police personnel assist relatives of convicts gathered outside a prison in Karachi’s Malir district following an overnight prisoner escape caused by earthquake panic

<p>Malir Jail also houses over 100 Indian prisoners, mostly poor fishermen jailed for allegedly fishing illegally in Pakistan’s waters. Meanwhile, law enforcement authorities have launched a joint operation to track down the remaining escapees</p>

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Malir Jail also houses over 100 Indian prisoners, mostly poor fishermen jailed for allegedly fishing illegally in Pakistan’s waters. Meanwhile, law enforcement authorities have launched a joint operation to track down the remaining escapees

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