Over 100 Inmates Escape From Pakistan Prison After Earthquake Evacuation in Karachi

One prisoner was killed and three security officials were wounded in the ensuing shootout.

Police officer stand guard as members of media film inside the premises of the district Malir prison from where more than 100 inmates escaped overnight, in Karachi, Pakistan, on June 3, 2025. Ali Raza/AP Photo

KARACHI, Pakistan—More than 100 inmates escaped from a prison and at least one was killed in a shootout in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi overnight after they were temporarily moved out of their cells following mild earthquake tremors, officials said Tuesday.

Kashif Abbasi, a senior police official, said 216 inmates fled the prison in the capital of Sindh province before dawn. Of those, 78 had been recaptured. No one convicted or facing trial as a militant is among those who fled, he said.