KABUL (Pajhwok): Twenty people have been killed and over 300 injured as a result of overnight earthquake in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, according to media reports on Thursday.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck parts of Balochistan early on Thursday morning, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 300, Dawn reported.
According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), most of the deaths and injuries were reported from the remote north-eastern district of Harnai. Rescue workers added most of those killed were women and children.
More than 100 mud houses collapsed and many buildings were damaged. Television . . .
