At least 216 prisoners fled from jail after a precaution in the prisoners from a jail as a precaution after an earthquake in Pakistan. This information was received from media reports on Tuesday.
According to the news of ‘Geo News’, a prisoner was killed and three soldiers of the paramilitary frontier core and a jail employee were injured in the incident in Malir Jail in Karachi. According to jail officials, more than 80 prisoners were re -caught.
The incident of escape from prison due to security lapse due to the chaos in the city after the earthquake was felt. As a precaution, the prisoners were temporarily taken out of their barracks, causing 700 to 1,000 prisoners to gather near the main gate. Amidst the chaos, more than 100 prisoners, many of whom have serious criminal charges, forcibly opened the gate and escaped. During this scuffle, the prisoners snatched the weapons, fired bullets at the authorities and exposed the significant flaws in the security and emergency preparations of the jail. Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hasan Lanjar clarified that the prisoners broke the main gate, not the wall of the jail, as stated initially. He admitted that the earthquake caused cracks in the wall, but it was not used to escape.
Soon after fleeing from jail, several videos went viral on social media, in which many prisoners were seen walking on the streets of Karachi and some were openly shouting that they were jailed for 28 years. All this happened when the police ran to search, causing common people to panic.
In response, security forces, including Rangers, Police and FC, launched a comprehensive search operation. By Tuesday morning, 75 prisoners were caught, efforts are on to locate the remaining fugitives. Outposts were established across the city, traffic was banned near the National Highway and monitoring was increased. Senior officials, including the Home Minister, Inspector General and Deputy Inspector General of Jail, visited the facility to assess the loss and coordinate recovery efforts. Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah was also informed and has ordered strict steps to stop such incidents.
