According to officials, more than 200 prisoners have escaped from Pakistan’s prison after being evacuated from their cells for safety amid earthquake tremors.
At least 130 of the prisoners who left the jail in Karachi are now being quickly recaptured, according to police, but at least 130 are said to still be missing. Authorities continued, “Rakes are being conducted,” adding that.
78 of the 216 prisoners who had fled from Malir prison late in the night were recaptured, according to Kashif Abbasi, a senior police official, who spoke to the AP news agency. He emphasized that no escaped prisoners had previously been convicted fighters.
Since the Pakistani Taliban attacked a prison in the town of Dera Ismail Khan, which freed hundreds of prisoners, evacuating escapes are not common in Pakistani jails.
In a shootout involving a re-entry of one of the escapees into custody, one prisoner was killed and three security personnel were hurt.
The jailbreak occurred while prisoners were removed from their cells for safety during the tremors, according to Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar, home minister of Sindh province. A group of prisoners attacked guards, seize their weapons, and opened fire once they were outside their cells.
Source: Aljazeera
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