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 Earthquake in Pakistan: Karakoram Highway is badly damage | |||||||
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| A strong Earth Quack measuring 7.6 in rector scale hit Pakistan at 8:52 am and its effects has been record in India and Afghanistan, it main source was 100 km north of Islamabad. It was report that this Earth Quack is the strongest one in the 100 year history of Pakistan.
Karakoram Highway is badly damage from different parts and road link has been closed to Gilgit and Northern Areas of Pakistan. Most of NWFP has been hit by this earth quack and emergency has been imposed in North West Frontier Province. Islamabad is also on high alert and emergency has been declare in all hospitals in Islamabad.
There is no confirm reports how many people have been died but it is thought that thousands of people have been killed. As most of remote areas of North and North West Pakistan has been hit. Access to these remote areas has been closed due to road damages, army helicopter are trying to reach the effected areas.
Asghar Ali Porik Managing Director M/s JASMINE TOURS 24-Canning Road, GPO Box 859, Ist Floor, Ishaq Market, Saddar, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Tel: 0092-51-5586823 Fax: 0092-51-5584566 e-mail: info@jasminetours.com
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