<p>At least 89 people were injured in Pakistan today when a powerful earthquake measuring 6.9-magnitude on Richter Scale jolted several parts of the country including areas bordering Afghanistan.<br /><br />The centre of the quake with 196-km depth was Afghanistan and it was also felt in parts of Tajikistan and India, said Ghulam Rasool, Meteorological Department Director General.<br />However, no loss of life transpired from the earthquake, said an official of the Police Emergency Control Room.<br /><br />The US Geological Survey put the intensity of the quake at 6.3 and the epicenter 41 kilometres west-southwest of Ashkasham area of Afghanistan, in the Hindu Kush Mountains, and at a depth of 203-km.<br /><br />As many as 59 people were injured in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber-Pakthunkhwa, whereas other minor injuries reported include 17 from Swat, 12 from dir Lower district and one from Buner district, an official of Provincial Disaster Management Authority said.<br /><br />The injured were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital, Khyber Teaching Hospital and Hayatabad medical complex.<br /><br />The majority of the injuries were caused due to panicky situation as the frightened people rushed out of their homes in haste and sustained minor injuries.</p>.<p><br />Due to landslide caused by the quake, the main Karakuram Highway was closed in Upper Kohistan district which has now been cleared for the traffic movement.<br /><br />"Rest all districts are ok, no major emergency reported," a rescue official said.<br />The quake was felt across Pakistan including Lahore, Nankana Sahib, Faislabad, Sargodha, Sheikhupura, Multan, Sialkot, Gujrat, Jehlum, Muree, Malakand, Charsada, Mansahra, Swat, Hangu, and Swabi, Chitral and South Waziristan.<br /><br /><br />It is second powerful quake in the region after a 7.5 magnitude tremor on October 26 struck Pakistan and northeastern Afghanistan, killing over 200 people in Pakistan.<br />Also, last month an earthquake of 5.9 was reported in most parts of Pakistan. </p>
<p>At least 89 people were injured in Pakistan today when a powerful earthquake measuring 6.9-magnitude on Richter Scale jolted several parts of the country including areas bordering Afghanistan.<br /><br />The centre of the quake with 196-km depth was Afghanistan and it was also felt in parts of Tajikistan and India, said Ghulam Rasool, Meteorological Department Director General.<br />However, no loss of life transpired from the earthquake, said an official of the Police Emergency Control Room.<br /><br />The US Geological Survey put the intensity of the quake at 6.3 and the epicenter 41 kilometres west-southwest of Ashkasham area of Afghanistan, in the Hindu Kush Mountains, and at a depth of 203-km.<br /><br />As many as 59 people were injured in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber-Pakthunkhwa, whereas other minor injuries reported include 17 from Swat, 12 from dir Lower district and one from Buner district, an official of Provincial Disaster Management Authority said.<br /><br />The injured were shifted to Lady Reading Hospital, Khyber Teaching Hospital and Hayatabad medical complex.<br /><br />The majority of the injuries were caused due to panicky situation as the frightened people rushed out of their homes in haste and sustained minor injuries.</p>.<p><br />Due to landslide caused by the quake, the main Karakuram Highway was closed in Upper Kohistan district which has now been cleared for the traffic movement.<br /><br />"Rest all districts are ok, no major emergency reported," a rescue official said.<br />The quake was felt across Pakistan including Lahore, Nankana Sahib, Faislabad, Sargodha, Sheikhupura, Multan, Sialkot, Gujrat, Jehlum, Muree, Malakand, Charsada, Mansahra, Swat, Hangu, and Swabi, Chitral and South Waziristan.<br /><br /><br />It is second powerful quake in the region after a 7.5 magnitude tremor on October 26 struck Pakistan and northeastern Afghanistan, killing over 200 people in Pakistan.<br />Also, last month an earthquake of 5.9 was reported in most parts of Pakistan. </p>