Islamabad: At least 17 people including eight children were killed in Pakistan when a 7.5 magnitude quake struck in Afghanistan.
Four children and eight people died in Bajaur tribal district along the Afghan border, eight others including four children were killed in Mingora city in Swat Valley and one woman was killed in northwestern Peshawar city, according to various officials.
Thousands of panic people rushed into the streets across Afghanistan, Pakistan and India as the quake rocked a swathe of the subcontinent.
“All of around 190 trains plying on the tracks were stopped at the time of the earthquake. The lines and the trains are now being restored after basic inspection of respective lines,” Anuj Dayal, Delhi Metro spokesman.
