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Karachi, Jun 3: At least 216 prisoners escaped from a Pakistani jail after chaos erupted during a precautionary evacuation following an earthquake in the region, according to media reports on Tuesday.<\/div>\n
\u00a0 One inmate was killed, and three paramilitary Frontier Corps personnel and one jail staff were injured in the Monday night incident in Karachi\u2019s Malir jail, Geo News reported.<\/div>\n
According to prison authorities, over 80 prisoners have been recaptured.<\/div>\n
Karachi has been hit by a series of earthquakes in the last 24 hours.<\/div>\n
Jail Superintendent Arshad Shah said over 600 prisoners were taken out from their barracks during the tremors.<\/div>\n
\u201cAmid the chaos, 216 managed to flee,\u201d the report quoted Shah as saying.<\/div>\n
He added that over 135 prisoners remain at large, and search efforts are ongoing.<\/div>\n
Law enforcement authorities have launched a joint operation to track down the remaining escapees.<\/div>\n
Sindh\u2019s Home Minister Zia-ul-Hasan Lanjar termed the incident the \u201cmost serious jailbreak\u201d in recent years, the report said.<\/div>\n
The minister said that all escaped inmates were identified, and targeted raids were underway at their residences and adjoining areas.<\/div>\n
He added that an enquiry committee would be formed to investigate the incident.<\/div>\n
Malir Jail housed over 6,000 inmates at the time of the incident, most of whom were involved in drug-related cases, the report said, quoting prison officials.<\/div>\n
Karachi has experienced 16 mild earthquakes since Sunday, according to the Seismic Monitoring Centre of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).<\/div>\n
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