The prison's superintendent told the BBC the incident is "not a security lapse, it's all due to a natural disaster". He said security teams at the prison were on high alert, and responded to the ...

Prison officials had taken around 2,000 inmates for counting during the earthquake evacuation at around 12:45 a.m. local time, Sindh Inspector General of Police Ghulam Nabi Memon told Pakistan's ...

The inmates were being moved around the prison after the quake when they made a run for the gates, officials said.

216 prisoners escape Karachi jail during earthquake evacuation, leaving 135 at large; search efforts ongoing, authorities launch operation.

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 ...

KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) — More than 200 Pakistani inmates escaped from a jail in the mega coastal city of Karachi on Tuesday after several earthquake tremors, government officials said. Of the ...

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 ...

A mild earthquake in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi led to the escape of more than 100 inmates from prison and the death of at least one prisoner in a subsequent shootout.

More than 200 inmates escape Pakistan jail after earthquake. ... The prison's superintendent told the BBC the incident is "not a security lapse, ...

While many returned to their cells, others stormed the main gate in panic - with 216 inmates using the opportunity to escape the prison altogether. Police are now going door-to-door, visiting past ...