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Malay Mail
3 days ago
- General
- Malay Mail
Post-quake, jail break: Pakistan recaptures 46 inmates, total escapees still unclear
ISLAMABAD, June 3 — Dozens of prisoners escaped from a jail in the Pakistan city of Karachi late on Monday night, a provincial law minister said. The jail break occurred after several earthquakes caused panic among the prisoners, the minister, Zia-ul-Hasan Lanjar, told reporters outside Malir prison. His comments were carried live on local TV news channels on Tuesday. Lanjar said 46 of the escapees had been captured but he did not say how many prisoners had escaped. The prison break was one of the largest ever in Pakistan, he said. — Reuters The Karachi jailbreak was one of the largest ever in Pakistan, according to local law minister Zia-ul-Hasan Lanjar. — Reuters pic
Khaleej Times
3 days ago
- Climate
- Khaleej Times
Pakistani jail inmates escape after several earthquakes cause panic
Dozens of prisoners escaped from a jail in the Pakistan city of Karachi late on Monday night, a provincial law minister said. The jail break occurred after several earthquakes caused panic among the prisoners, the minister, Zia-ul-Hasan Lanjar, told reporters outside Malir prison. Pakistan
RNZ News
3 days ago
- Climate
- RNZ News
Dozens of inmates escape Pakistani jail after earthquakes
Several earthquakes caused panic among the prisoners. File photo Photo: Flickr / David Zoppo Dozens of prisoners escaped from a jail in the Pakistan city of Karachi late on Monday night, a provincial law minister said. The jail break occurred after several earthquakes caused panic among the prisoners, the minister, Zia-ul-Hasan Lanjar, told reporters outside Malir prison. His comments were carried live on local TV news channels on Tuesday. Lanjar said 46 of the escapees had been captured but he did not say how many prisoners had escaped. The prison break was one of the largest ever in Pakistan, he said. - Reuters
Arab News
3 days ago
- Climate
- Arab News
Over 100 inmates escape Karachi prison damaged by earthquake— official
KARACHI: Over 100 inmates managed to escape from the Malir prison in Karachi late Monday night after the outer gate of the jail was damaged by tremors this week, a senior Sindh government official confirmed. Speaking to reporters late Monday night, Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hasan Lanjar said inmates panicked when tremors hit Karachi late Monday night. He said around 700 to 1,000 prisoners gathered outside their barracks near the jail's outer gate in panic when the tremors shook the area. Lanjar said it became difficult for jail authorities to control a mob of 700 to 1,000 prisoners near the gate, which had been damaged by the quake. 'The gate which you can see behind me was damaged [by the earthquake] due to which the prisoners were able to escape,' the Sindh official told reporters. He said that while authorities were counting the number of prisoners who had escaped, as per initial estimates, around 80-100 prisoners had managed to flee. 'As per what the deputy inspector general of police east has told me so far, so far 46 prisoners have been re-arrested,' Lanjar said, adding that around 18-20 prisoners were at large. He said no 'hardened criminal' had managed to escape the jail following the late-night chaos. In response to a question, he said one prisoner had been killed in clashes with police during the jailbreak while five persons, including both prisoners and police officials, were injured.
