More than 200 prisoners escaped from a jail in Pakistan's largest city following an earthquake in the early hours of Tuesday, ...

You can reach Shane by emailing s.croucher@newsweek.com There was a mass prisoner escape after they ... guard outside the district Malir prison in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

Sindh’s Home Minister Zia-ul-Hasan Lanjar termed the incident ... prison officials. Karachi has experienced 16 mild earthquakes since Sunday, according to the Seismic Monitoring Centre of the ...

When asked how many inmates escaped, an official said, "Jo nikal gaye wo nikal gaye (those who left are gone)...we will do the counting of remaining ones to find out the exact numbers.", Asia News - T ...

The head of the provincial government’s prison service was removed from his role after the incident, he added. Prisons in Pakistan are notorious for overcrowding, poor conditions, corruption and ...

CM orders probe into jailbreak tasking Chief Secretary Shah, Commissioner Naqvi and Karachi police chief Javed Odho ...

From this darkness, a woman leading a grassroots movement for Baloch rights was unacceptable. The hostility of the state ...

Over 200 prisoners escaped from a jail in the southern port city of Karachi after an earthquake damaged the prison walls, the provincial chief minister said on Tuesday. The incident occurred late ...

More than 200 prisoners escaped from a jail in Pakistan's largest city following an earthquake ... others stormed the main gate in panic - with 216 inmates using the opportunity to escape the prison ...