At least 216 prisoners escaped from a Pakistani jail after chaos erupted during a precautionary evacuation following an earthquake in the region.

Pakistani officials say an inmate was killed and more than 100 escaped from a prison in the southern city of Karachi overnight after they were temporarily moved out of their cells following mild earthquake tremors.

One inmate shot dead while 2 others injured; CM vows probe into "wrong decision" to let prisoners out of cells; Lanjar orders use of all available resources to arrest absconding prisoners.