More than 200 inmates escaped from a prison and at least one was killed in a shootout in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi after they were temporarily moved out of their cells due to earthquake tremors, officials said Tuesday.

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

Paramilitary soldiers stand outside the district Malir prison on June 3, 2025 after more than 200 inmates escaped on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan. Akhtar Soomro / REUTERS

One prisoner was killed and three security officials wounded in the ensuing shootout, but the situation has been brought under control, Abbasi said, adding that p

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