Massive Earthquake strikes Pakistan; PoK worst hit

TNI Bureau: At least five people were killed and another 50 injured after an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 at Richter scale strikes 173 km North West of Lahore, Pakistan on Tuesday at 4:32 pm.

According to co-ordinates released by the US agency, the earthquake hit Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir’s Mirpur.

Tremors were felt in Islamabad, Lahore, Khyber Pakhtun region, Delhi-NCR, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Kashmir and parts of Himachal Pradesh.

Soon after the powerful earthquake, Twiter was filled with photographs and videos showing cracked roads in the Bhimber area and New Mirpur city .

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