Earth quake rocks parts of Pakistan

An earthquake measuring 5.5. on the Richter scale jolted the Pakistani capital and parts of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces today.

The quake occurred when people were preparing for ‘sehri’,the pre-dawn meal before a day of fasting during the holy month of Ramzan.

The temblor was felt in Islamabad,Lahore,Mandi Bahauddin,Jhelum,Gujranwala,Mansehra,Abbottabad,and towns and cities in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

The Met Office said the epicentre of the quake was located 119 km from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir at a depth of 10 km.