A7.5 magnitude earthquake struck major cities of Pakistan, including the northern areas, on Today, leaving at least 60 dead and scores injured due to roof and building collapses. Forty minutes after the first earthquake, another 4.8 magnitude tremor was reported in the same area. The quake was 196 km deep and centred 82 km southeast of Feyzabad in a remote area of Afghanistan in the Hindu Kush mountain range. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Army Chief General Raheel Sharif has asked all military personals to start rescue operations in all effected areas without seeking their official permission. According to media sources 100 injured individuals have been brought to the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar. KP government has declared emergency in all hospitals of the province. Meanwhile in 10 people got injured in Sargodha after the school wall fell down along with 200 around Pakistan.
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