A 7.5-magnitude earthquake with its epicentre in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region rocked several cities in Pakistan and India with at least 12 reported dead in Pakistan.
Six people were killed in Swat, while fourpeople were killed in the Bajaur tribal region after the collapse of buildings in the area. A child was killed in Kallar Kahar.
A wall collapsed in Sargodha, killing one and injuring 10 people, while three are injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Tremors have been felt in major cities in Pakistan, including Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Quetta, Kohat and Malakand.
Rescue 1122 has been put on high alert in Punjab. The disaster response force is on standby and a code red has been imposed, Director General Rescue Punjab Retd Brig Dr Ashraf Zia said. Rescue 1122 Spokesman Jam Sajjad said there were no reports of any deaths in Lahore.
Communication services have been disrupted in Islamabad, where walls swayed back and forth and people poured out of office buildings in a panic, reciting verses from the Holy Quran. A building has also reportedly collapsed in Peshawar.
Citizens took to social media to post reports of the massive quake that lasted for up to one minute.
Tremors were also felt in Kabul and New Delhi.
The full extent of the damage and the number of possible casualties is not yet known.
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